Films about Ancient Rome

  • The following is a list of Films about Ancient Rome in date order.
  • Below the list is a separate list of Films that were shot using actual Roman Monuments as the set and background.

DVD List

  1. The Eagle (2011)
    • From the Novel by Rosemary Sutcliff “The Eagle of the Ninth” (1954)
  2. Centurion (2010)
    • About the disappearance of the Ninth Legion
  3. The Last Legion (2007)
    • with Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley Based on the book L’Ultima Legione (2002) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
  4. Imperium: Nero (2004)
    • with Hans Matheson and Laura Moranti. Filmed in Sicily and Tunisia.
  5. The Passion of Christ (2004)
    • with Mel Gibson and Jim Caviezel.
  6. Boudicca (2003)
    • with Alex Kingston and Emily Blunt
  7. Gladiator (2000)
    • with Russell Crowe, filmed in El Djem Amphitheatre, Tunisia
  8. Titus (1999)
    • with Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange, from Shakespeare’s play ‘Titus Andronicus’
  9. Life of Brian (1979)
    • Monty Python, filmed in El Djem Amphitheatre, Tunisia.
  10. Caligula (1979)
    • with Malcolm McDowell

And Also…

  1. Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
    • with Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guiness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Mel Ferrer, Omar Sharif.
  2. Cleopatra (1963)
    • with Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison.
  3. Julius Ceasar against the Pirates (1962)
    • with Gustavo Rojo and Gordon Mitchell.
  4. Spartacus (1960)
    • with Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier
  5. Ben Hur (1959)
    • with Charlton Heston
  6. Attila (1954)
    • with Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn.
  7. The Robe (1954)
    • with Richard Burton and Jean Simmons.
  8. Androcles and the Lion (1952)
    • with Jean Simmons and Victor Mature, based on the Play by George Bernard Shaw.
  9. Quo Vadis (1951)
    • with Peter Ustinov as Nero.

Monuments in the following locations were used in these Movies

 

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