The Fall of the Roman Empire (DVD, 2008, 3-Disc Set, Limited Collector's Edition)

For those who are in the mood for Ancient Rome, this along with "Ben-Hur", "Spartacus", and "The Robe", were the way to do it before digital special effects.

Sophia Loren is not as ravishing as she was in "El Cid", and Stephen Boyd redeems his villian role in "Ben-Hur". There is a great supporting cast, another great chariot race(although not on a par with "Ben-Hur's".

The 3-disk set is really nice, as are all the special features, which include a reproduction of the original 1964 Souvenir Program and 6 color production stills. It comes in an odd, but nice box(which I use for something else as it doesn't really sit well with other DVD cases).

Americans made great Romans, as well as being the British in India, and this certainly set a quality standard. "Gladiator" has a similar theme about the Romans in Gaul, as does "The Last Legion", which has a similar "fall of Rome" theme. With popcorn it's a great epic.

THis movie gives a better understanding on the finals moments of the roman empire and for those who have watched gladiator, then it will also show a more accurate depiction of what happened.

J'ai acheté ce coffret DVD pour de multiples raisons: J'apprécie beaucoup ce genre (un peu démodés) de films. De plus, le casting est excellent (Stephen Boyd, Alec guiness, Sophia Loren, etc). Le réalisateur fait partie des grands réalisateurs des années 50 et 60. Et la présentation de ce coffret est des plus "chatoyantes" (beau visuel, etc).
Voilà, j'espère que cela suffira à votre bonheur.
Cordialement.
Jan Massera