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The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964 · 188 min · Director: Anthony Mann ★ IMDb 6.7 · 11,573 ratings

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In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.

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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Anxiety 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Anxiety, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, History, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Anxiety and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Sadness
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 5′Sadness38 %20 %20 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 14′Hope49 %21 %26 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 24′Love56 %35 %36 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 33′Love61 %52 %34 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 42′Tension69 %65 %30 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 52′Tension75 %71 %43 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 61′Tension74 %65 %55 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 71′Sadness61 %48 %51 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 80′Sadness55 %44 %39 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 89′Tension61 %54 %31 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 99′Hope64 %53 %29 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 108′Hope65 %51 %28 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 118′Tension71 %64 %30 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 127′Tension79 %75 %44 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 136′Sadness84 %77 %61 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 146′Tension86 %79 %69 %71 %
82.5 %≈ 155′Sadness89 %81 %63 %73 %
87.5 %≈ 165′Tension86 %73 %52 %71 %
92.5 %≈ 174′Sadness80 %55 %57 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 183′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Sophia Loren

Lucilla

EP
Eric Porter

EP
Eric Porter

Julianus

Finlay Currie

Senator

AK
Andrew Keir

Polybius

DW
Douglas Wilmer

Niger

GM
George Murcell

Victorinus

NW
Norman Wooland

Virgilianus

MG
Michael Gwynn

Cornelius

VT
Virgílio Teixeira

Marcellus

PD
Peter Damon

Claudius

RL
Rafael Luis Calvo

Lentulus

Lv
Lena von Martens

Helva

Details

Directed by
Anthony Mann
Written by
Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman, Edward Gibbon, Basilio Franchina
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
188 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, History, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 11,573 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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