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Fall of the Roman Empire (The) (1964)
The most magnificent re-creation ... of an ancient empire ... launches a new epoch in motion pictures ...Director: Anthony Mann
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
Film introduction (Japanese text)
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Subtitles:Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.32:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 4.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:English, and Korean
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also in the "Epic Trilogy" box set, with "El Cid (1961)", and "55 Days at Peking (1963)". ! Note, that at this point we haven´t confirm the specs of the "Single disc"-release.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Bill Bronston, son of producer Samuel Bronston, and Mel Martin, biographer of Samuel Bronston
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Movie, Part 1 (89:10)
"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
*The Movie, Part 2 (96:01)
"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
"Encyclopaedia Britannica: Educational Shorts About the Roman Empire"
- Play All (56:53)
- New Introduction (by Bill Deneen, producer / director of the films 2008) (3:30)
- Original Introduction (by Bill Deneen 1964) (2:23)
- "Life in Ancient Rome" (13:00)
- "Julius Caesar: The Rise of the Roman Empire" (21:42)
- "Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome" (16:10)
IN THE CASE
32-page reproduction of the original film programme
Six lobby card reproductions
Advertising flyer for The Fall of the Roman Empire and El Cid -
Subtitles:English HoH, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in an oversized collectible cardboard box. Part of the Miriam collection.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Bill Bronston, son of producer Samuel Bronston, and Mel Martin, biographer of Samuel Bronston
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Movie, Part 1 (89:10)
"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
*The Movie, Part 2 (96:01)
"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 -
Subtitles:English HoH and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the Miriam collection.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
French theatrical trailer
DISC TWO
*El Cid (1961)
French theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Double feature with "El Cid".
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Extras:(Coffret Anthony Mann)
DISC ONE
*The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
French theatrical trailer
DISC TWO
*El Cid (1961)
French theatrical trailer
DISC THREE
Extras:
"Rome in Madrid: Making Of Fall of the Roman Empire" -vintage featurette (10 min - in English, with optional French subtitles)
"Requiem: Interview With Prof. C. Aziza - about Fall of the Roman Empire" -documentary (43 min - in French only, no subtitles)
"Analysis of Fall of the Roman Empire with Jean Douchet" -documentary (30 min - in French only, no subtitles)
"The mediator (Le médiateur): Discussion of El Cid with Jean-Pierre Deleau" -documentary (36 min - in French only, no subtitles) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Name: "La Chute de l'Empire Romain". 3-disc "Coffret Anthony Mann", with "El Cid".
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Extras:German theatrical trailer
Cast & crew biographies and filmographies
Photo gallery -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digitl 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:German theatrical trailer
Cast & crew biographies and filmographies -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Dutch (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (English version)
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Subtitles:Italian
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cover claims 40 minutes unedited material. No trace of this can be found.
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Extras:Cast & crew biographies
- Anthony Mann (2 pages)
- Alec Guinness (3 pages)
- Sophia Loren (7 pages)
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Subtitles:Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast & crew biographies
- Anthony Mann (2 pages)
- Alec Guinness (3 pages)
- Sophia Loren (7 pages)
- Christopher Plummer (3 pages) -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Bonus trailer for "Gladiator" (1:03)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also in the "Sophia Loren - Screen Goddess Collection" box set, with "Pride & The Passion", "El Cid", "White Sister AKA Bianco, rosso e...", "The Key", and "Countess from Hong Kong".
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Movie (172:36)
DISC TWO
Theatrical trailer (4:02)
"The Rise and Fall of an Epic" - Making of documentary (29:13)
"Dimitri Tiomkin: Scoring the Roman Empire" featurette (20:03)
- "Julius Caesar: The Rise of the Roman Empire" (21:39)
"Rome in Madrid" 1964 promotional film (22:14)
"Hollywood vs History: An Historical Analysis" featurette (9:46)
- "Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome" (16:08)
"The Rise and Fall of an Empire: An Historical Look at the Real Roman Empire" featurette (10:58)
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Shorts: A Collection of Historical Films About Ancient Rome, All Shot on the Film's Sets:
- New Introduction, with Bill Deneen (producer/director of the films) (3:28)
- Original Introduction, Bill Deneen (2:33)
- "Life in Ancient Rome" (13:00) -
Subtitles:English HoH and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Bonus trailers
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R1
R1 editions for the audio commentary.
Please note the UK Deluxe release has 5.1 audio & the extras of the R1 3-disc version, but is missing the audio commentary & the Intermission / Exit music.
Also note R0 Japanese has 4.0-track, which may be closer to the original soundtrack mix and that R2 French "Coffret Anthony Mann" -set has different extra-features - most in French only.
It seems that original "Overture", "Intermission/Entr´acte", and "Exit music" differ between the releases.
"About this film" R1 text page states that a deleted scene was recently discovered, but found too late to be included.
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CUTS:
- R0 Japan- Tohokushinsha Corp. - No cuts - Doesn't include the musical interludes (179:30 NTSC)
- R0 Korea- Spectrum - No cuts - Doesn't include the musical interludes
- R1 3-Disc Limited Collector's Edition Gift Set America- Genius Products - No cuts - Includes the musical interludes (185:11 NTSC)
- R1 Two-Disc Deluxe Edition America- Genius Products - No cuts - Includes the musical interludes (185:11 NTSC)
- R2 France- Opening / G.C.T.H.V. - No cuts - Doesn't include the musical interludes
- R2 Coffret Anthony Mann France- Opening / G.C.T.H.V. - No cuts - Doesn't include the musical interludes
- R2 Germany- Black Hill Pictures/MC One - No cuts - Unknown as to whether this includes the musical interludes or not
- R2 Germany- E-M-S - No cuts - Unknown as to whether this includes the musical interludes or not
- R2 Holland- Video/Film Express - No cuts - Doesn't include the musical interludes (172:00 PAL)
- R2 Italy- Eagle Pictures - No cuts - Unknown as to whether this includes the musical interludes or not
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film / Star Media Entertainment - No cuts - without musical interludes (179:38 NTSC->PAL)
- R2 Scandinavia- On Air Video - No cuts - without musical interludes (179:38 NTSC->PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts - without musical interludes (172:14 PAL)
- R2 Two-Disc Deluxe Edition United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts - Doesn't include the musical interludes (172:36 PAL)
- R4 Australia- Reel - No cuts - Unknown as to whether this includes the musical interludes or not
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 08/05/06
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 18/07/17UPDATE LOG:
04/05/15 - R2 UK (Deluxe Edition) added.
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