Review of The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) by Ashley H — 11 Sep 2006
Though this film isn't as flashy as its remake ([i]Gladiator), [/i]it is insightful into vanity, greed, and pettiness that caused the fall of Rome. It is a lesson for us in our own time to be careful of destroying ourselves from within.
The film has some interesting character sketches and good action scenes were impressive because they were done without computer imagery. Some of the scenes are sluggish, but film is worth seeing despite its length.
I noticed echos of Ben Hur - Stephen Boyd's character having an old friendship with another character, chariot racing, and souring of the friendship. Tiomkin gets bit carried away with the soundtrack, as he did in many of his film scores, but here it seems annoying.
Though I admired Alec Guinness' scenes, I thought James Mason stole every scene he was in.
This review of The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) was written by Ashley H on 11 Sep 2006.
The Fall of the Roman Empire has generally received positive reviews.
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