Joe Pantoliano (Cosmo Renfro) admitted in an interview on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast that he wanted to be sure his character lived in case there was a sequel and he even did additional groaning and leg movements to showcase that he survived at the end. It worked and was in the sequel, U.S. Marshals.
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Filming the outdoor scenes proved to be very difficult due to the harsh winter of 1962 to 1963.
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Sophia Loren's salary for this movie was one million dollars. She was the second actress, behind Elizabeth Taylor, to receive that amount for a single movie.
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Although he did not greatly like the script and saw only a few minutes of the finished film, Sir Alec Guinness often spoke of how much he had enjoyed making this movie, speaking highly of both Sophia Loren, who played his daughter in the film, and of director Anthony Mann; the latter was also highly praised for his sensitivity and skill by co-stars James Mason and Anthony Quayle.
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Legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt directed the spectacular chariot race down a mountain road between Christopher Plummer and Stephen Boyd. Canutt had previously directed the famous chariot race in Ben-Hur (1959), where Boyd was one of the two major contestants, along with Charlton Heston.
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This movie was shot in 70mm Ultra Panavision by Robert Krasker.
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U.K. distribution rights passed to PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, and subsequently Universal Pictures.
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The opening and closing narration is derived from historian Will Durant's "Caesar and Christ", a part of his sprawling "Story of Civilization" books. Durant is credited as a historical consultant on this movie.
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Sara Montiel was offered the role of Lucilla but turned it down.
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Christopher Plummer, James Mason, and Sir Anthony Quayle appeared in Murder by Decree (1979).
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This was to be the first of three movies made by Producer Samuel Bronston and Screenwriter Philip Yordan. The others being one on the Boxer Rebellion and one (unproduced) on the French Revolution.
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The reconstruction of the Roman Forum at Las Matas near Madrid, at four hundred meters by two hundred thirty (400 X 230) meters (one thousand three hundred twelve feet by seven hundred fifty-four (1312 X 754) feet) holds the record for the largest outdoor movie set.
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Jack Palance turned down the role of Ballomar.
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This was one of the few Ultra Panavision 70 movies not exhibited in Cinerama.
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Historian Will Durant was engaged to advise on period detail and plot.
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Stephen Boyd blamed the massive commercial failure of this movie for ruining his movie career.
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Richard Harris was originally cast as Commodus. He withdrew because of artistic differences with Director Anthony Mann. He was cast as Commodus' father Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000).
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On the flight to Spain, one of this movie's writers struck up a conversation with Sir Alec Guinness after seeing him working with the script. Guinness stated that he disliked his lines and was re-writing them before starting memorization.
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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