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Fall of the Roman Empire (The) (Blu-ray) (1964)
The most magnificent re-creation ... of an ancient empire ... launches a new epoch in motion pictures ...Director: Anthony Mann
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
Audio commentary by Bill Bronston, son of producer Samuel Bronston, and Mel Martin, biographer of Samuel Bronston
"Rome in Madrid" 1964 promotional film (22:19)
Cast & Crew Filmographies:
- Samuel Bronson - 1 text page
- Anthony Mann - 2 text pages
- Dimitri Tiomkin - 3 text pages
- Ben Barzman - 1 text page
- Basilio Franchina - 1 text page
- Stephen Boyd - 2 text pages
- Sophia Loren - 2 text pages
- Alec Guinness - 2 text pages
- James Mason - 3 text pages
- Christopher Plummer - 3 text pages
- Omar Shariff - 3 text pages
- Anthony Quayle - 1 text page
- Mel Ferrer - 1 text page
- John Ireland - 1 text page
Stills Galleries:
- Behind the Scenes - 49 images
- Promotional Materials - 24 images
Trailer Gallery:
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (4:03)
- El Cid (1:04)
- Cinema Paradiso (1:24)
- Control (1:21)
DISC TWO (DVD)
"The Rise and Fall of an Epic Production" (The Making of the Film) documentary (29:14)
"The Rise and Fall of an Empire" (An Historical Look at the Real Roman Empire) featurette (11:00)
"Hollywood vs History" (An Historical Analysis) featurette (9:49)
"Dimitri Tiomkin: Scoring the Roman Empire" featurette (20:04)
"About this film" text page
DISC THREE (DVD)
Digital copy (called "Copy-to-Go") -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Surround
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in standard definition.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Movie
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
"The Rise and Fall of an Epic Production" (The Making of the Film) documentary (29:13)
"Dimitri Tiomkin: Scoring the Roman Empire" featurette (20:03)
"Rome in Madrid" 1964 promotional film (22:14)
"Hollywood vs History" (An Historical Analysis) featurette (9:46)
"The Rise and Fall of an Empire" (An Historical Look at the Real Roman Empire) featurette (10:58)
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Educational Shorts About the Roman Empire (shot on the sets of The Fall of the Roman Empire):
- "Original Introduction" (by Bill Deneen 1964) / "Life in Ancient Rome" featurette (15:33)
- "New Introduction" (by Bill Deneen, producer / director of the films 2008) (3:28)
- "Julius Caesar: The Rise of the Roman Empire" (21:39)
- "Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome" (16:08)
Trailer (4:02) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English LPCM 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in standard definition.
All extras bar the commentary, text-based stuff and still galleries have been ported across from the 3-disc US DVD. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The German set has the roadshow version with musical interludes (totalling 5:33) plus the commentary, text-based extras and still galleries off the old US DVD sets.
But, the UK set - although missing the commentary and 5:33 of musical interludes - has the Encylopedia Britanica shorts and introductions (totalling 56:48).
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray B 3-Disc Deluxe Edition Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - Include the musical interludes (185:30)
- Blu-ray B Two-Disc Deluxe Edition United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts - Doesn't include the musical interludes (179:57)
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 18/07/17
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 19/07/17UPDATE LOG:
18/07/17: Initial entry.
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19/07/17: Added German disc.
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