Anfang 1963 begannen die Dreharbeiten zum Monumentalfilm "DER UNTERGANG DES RÖMISCHEN REICHES" in Madrid.

Während in Segovia die winterlichen Außenaufnahmen abgedreht wurden, wuchs auf dem riesigen, 92.000 m2 großen Freigelände von Las Matas das "Forum Romanum" aus dem Boden - genau so, wie es zu Kaiser Marc Aurels Zeiten ausgesehen hatte.
Für dieses gigantische Filmset waren die beiden Produktionsdesigner Vaniero Colsanti und John Moore verantwortlich, die bei italienischen Theatern Kostümdesign und Bühnenbild gelernt, und danach für einige der größten Theater und Opernproduktionen der Welt gearbeitet hatten.
Dadurch waren Colsanti und Moore in der Lage, sowohl die Kulissen als auch die Kostüme für den Film zu entwerfen.

Auf dem 92.000 m2 großen Gelände bauten Vaniero Colsanti und John Moore eine exakte Nachbildung des Forum Romanum und ließen so das antike Rom zu neuem Leben erwachen.
Über 350 Handwerker wurde für den Bau des Filmsets benötigt, wofür 17.000 Zementblöcke gebraucht wurden, die dafür speziell gegossen und verbaut werden mussten.

Der Untergang des Römischen ReichesDie Handwerker erschufen 27 dreidimensionale Strukturen und verbrauchten dafür 1,6 Millionen Stahlrohre, was aneinandergelegt rund 5.000 Kilometer entspricht.
Es gab über 350 freistehende Statuen verschiedener Größen, die speziell gegossen und aufgestellt werden mussten.
Das größte Bauwerk des Filmsets, der Tempel des Jupiter, war 50 Meter groß, und stand auf einem aufgeschütteten Hügel, der 30 Meter hoch war.

Doch diese angefertigten Bauten waren keine Fassaden, sondern die Gebäude konnten alle betreten und genutzt werden. Im Senatsgebäude konnte auch wirklich ein Senat tagen. Zudem konnte man sowohl die Fronten der Gebäude als auch deren Rückseiten filmen.

Hinzu kam, dass alle Gebäude auch mit einer kompletten Innenausstattung versehen waren, die speziell für den Film historisch korrekt nachgebaut und hergestellt wurde.
Was auch auf die Kostüme der Soldaten aus den verschiedenen Armeen sowie auf die übrige Kleidung, insbesondere auch auf die Kleidung aller Darsteller des Films zutraf.

Das Filmset zum Film "DER UNTERGANG DES RÖMISCHEN REICHES" war das größte Filmset, das jemals gebaut wurde.
Dieses riesige Filmset wurde durch seine Größe sehr schell zur Top-Touristen-Attraktion in Spanien. Jeder ausländische Würdenträger, Prominente etc. besuchte es, um dieses "achte Weltwunder", wie Bronstons Filmset scherzhaft genannt wurde, zu besichtigen und zu bestaunen.

Man geht davon aus, dass etwa 16.000 bis 20.000 Statisten in dem Film mitspielten. 👏

@kamion53

2y↑3

Nice Holywood scenery, but probably as far removed from a real triumphus as possible,
where are the captive enemy leaders, allies and soldiers walking in chains at the start
where are the spoils of war.
where are the floats with pageant reenacting the war
where are the senators walking next
where are the generals lictor's in war robes and laurel on their fasces
then came the triumphator in an ancient four wheel chariot and wearing a red and gold toga picta, laurel and red boots and red face paint not wearing a militairy uniform.
Then came his officers the only participants on horseback
after them came the troups in toga singing lurid songs at the triumphator's expence
and probably last white oxen to be sacificed.

there were off cource musicians, but it's Holywood fantasy to have a brigade of praetorian guard like hornblowers on horse back.

All comments from YouTube:

@thierryvoisin3836

8w↑2

Magnifique musique 🎶 j'adore

@3.m58

13w↑3

Das war noch Film-Kunst!
Mit echten Darstellern und echten Kulissen!

@thierryvoisin3836

8w↑1

Bonjour atout j'adore le film américain péplum la chute de l'empire romain magnifique inoubliable de très bon acteurs et actrice je suis fans voisin Thierry France abientot ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@fergusmallon1337

2y↑14

Greatest sound track ever! The triumphal March from Ben Hur. The set is a fabulous reconstruction and from a movie that, unbelievably, I have not seen, however Ceasar, I presume it's Ceasar, is, fittingly, a Canadian. Rome was so solid, reflecting strength and stability. It is hard to believe that it all crumbled like Ozymandias.

@bentonrp

2y↑4

This movie is 1964's The Fall of the Roman Empire. The Caesar portrayed here is Commodus, the same Emperor who you saw as the Emperor villian in Gladiator.

The movie was sadly a huge flop, but not too bad of a film. Very historically accurate as far as films go even for that era, has Sophie Lauren in it, and uses one of the best Roman Forums on film; a truly expensive 1:1 ratio of the actual ancient forum itself.

@bentonrp

2y↑3

Oh, I see what you mean now. :) Yes, you are right; This music is from Ben Hur.

@fergusmallon1337

2y↑1

@@bentonrp Thank you for that interesting information. I will see if I can find it.

@bentonrp

@@fergusmallon1337 Thanks for reminding me of the Ben Hur sountrack with this. 👍

@mauroverdiani312

3y↑8

AVE ROMA Gloria Aeternus. Anno Domini MMXXI BELLISSIMO video Grazie.

@Orphenbach1

2y↑2

Gloria aeterna ...

@angeloargentieri5605

2y↑1

Tributo al più grande e glorioso impero della storia, Roma ha conquistato,dominato, costruito e civilizzato, Roma aeterna, Roma invicta, Roma caput mundi

@ag2938

3y↑12

Wunderschön gemacht, und sehr Eindrucksvoll, " bedenke das Du nur ein Mensch bist " hatte der Sklave hinter dem Triumphvator ihm ins Ohr zu sagen. Solche tollen Filme werden heute nicht mehr gemacht. Schade

@reinerfuochi6819

ist geschichtlich aber nicht korrekt...dieser satz wurde zu cäsar gesagt und nicht zu comodus

@muscledavis5434

2y↑1

@@reinerfuochi6819 Jeder Triumphator hatte während des Triumphzuges jemanden hinter ihm, der ihm immer wieder "Memento mori" ins Ohr sagte. Das war üblich.
Also, Commodus und Cäsar hatten es auch beide;)

@reinerfuochi6819

@@muscledavis5434 richtig, aber memento mori heisst, gedenke des todes

@Weltenbummler-pi5dv

46w

Absolut richtig. Zudem hielt der Sklave dem Triumphator während des Zugs die Jupiterkrone über das Haupt und das Gesicht des Triumphators war rot bemalt, der Farbe Jupiters und der Kraft.

@mrscanlan.5016

3y↑25

Set looks amazing

@guyfawkesuThe1

2y↑5

It is from the early 1960s movie "The Fall of the Roman Empire." The set and movie bankrupted the studio!

@blancavelasquez9859

2y↑4

@@guyfawkesuThe1 it was a risk worth taking this looks amazing well done

@bentonrp

2y↑3

@Blanca Velasquez I agree! For posterity's sake at the very least.

Bankruptcy at most lasts a lifetime, this one-of-a-kind scene will last for eternity!

Another thing that makes this movie one of my favorite Roman epics is that they picked extremely accurate looking Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Emperor Commodus in their casting.

@guyfawkesuThe1

@@bentonrp You mean Sir Alec Guiness and Christopher Plummer?

@guyfawkesuThe1

2y↑1

@@bentonrp The studio and its assets ceased to exist. Housing is now on that set and the only thing leftover is a statue made for the movie.

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@mariusstefan7214

3y↑13

With this set today, Hollywood will make a fortune with the visits.

@spiritualanarchist8162

2y↑3

I guess it's build with a lot of plaster .And with CGI i doubt they will even bother building something this huge anymore. A shame really, it would be a great attraction indeed !

@j0nnyism

2y↑2

It was built in Italy

@danielsullivan9271

2y↑17

Great Scene!! I always loved this part as a kid and teenager. Might of Rome and making Romans disciplined and organized. Thats one reason why the empire held for centuries. Of course the bad was behind the scenes. Today too many shows and movies are making them look like savages but the rest of the world, they make look good. Years ago then they made the rest of the world outside Europe or the Roman world look like savages. Greatness is greatness. I believe we can show the greatness like we see here but of course the terrible things behind the scenes.

I loved Gladiator!! Loved the scene when they came into Rome but most the the people would have welcomed them home. People love seeing power and greatness. They get spellbound. Like when you see people who do not like a particular person who is rich, good looking, being so called cool, great in sports or music or acting, but they are also jerks and arrogant, most people seem to worship them or they get attention!!

Wish they can make movies like that today about Rome, Greece, Europe now. Showing the greatness and looks on the outside and of course the drama behind the scenes like they do in these movies. Great Epics of those days.

@tensaibr

2y↑1

I only have this to say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTuQ

@konradfietze3765

3y↑12

Spitze , Danke 🙏💖🙏

@aiwasowski

1y↑1

@chrisdjernaes9658

2y↑4

Incredible Details and Realistic Portrayal. Power of Rome on full display.

@angeloargentieri5605

2y↑1

Marcia Trionfale nel magnifico foro Romano e nella realtà era proprio così, la grandezza, la potenza e la gloria di Roma è aeterna, Roma ha conquistato,dominato, costruito e civilizzato, Roma invicta, Roma caput mundi.......

@saidtheactress

2y↑12

Curious mash-up of Ben-Hur and the The Fall of the Roman Empire.

@Orphenbach1

2y↑5

well observed

@vovodetna8828

2y↑2

Actually, it's visuals from "Fall..." with music from "Ben-Hur". Weird.

@oblongboss1159

3y↑58

Modern technology has shown that the Romans painted all over their temples and statues, this set looks great but I wonder what it would look like with all the roman’s colors.

@Orphenbach1

3y↑9

That's true! I hope they to a good movie where the build a set like this in full colours. Even their coffins were colored. In the Catacombs of Domitilla the "Noah sarcophagus" shows traces of colors.

@Orphenbach1

3y↑7

I was in Rome last week and asked an archeologist, what he thought about colors. She said , marble wouldn't hold colors, she said no to statues, but said maybe some of the reliefs at the front roof of a building. Let's see what comes up next.

@MH-ms1dg

2y↑2

@@Orphenbach1 why wouldn't marble hold colors?

@Orphenbach1

2y↑1

@@MH-ms1dg an expert archeolgist told me (reffering to colors that were used back then) ... I hold the soruce credible. But on the other hand we know that some of the sarcophagus' in the catacombs were coloured. So right now, there seem tpo be two schools about it.

@MH-ms1dg

2y↑2

@@Orphenbach1 i was somewhat surprised, since i thought it was precisely from statues that we laser-examined paint colors

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@starchaser28

3y↑6

Very impressive!

@jesusduquearimany6847

1y↑2

What a sequence from Bronston - Anthony Man's" The fall of the Roman Empire!!!! An the music from Ben-Hur composed by the great Miklós Rózsa: Circus fanfare + Bread and circus march + The Victory parade + Anno Domini.

@Orphenbach1

You got everything right, bro.

@Elim-meister

2y↑3

RIP Christopher Plummer.

@oobrocks

2y↑9

This from the incredible "Fall / Rome Empire;" watch it!

@19BenZ57

2y↑1

I was 7 saw it in Tehran PERSIA Iran.
from PERSIA ArmeniA Israel with Passion🍷

@renevandenabeele7936

2y↑2

Merci beaucoup

@byzantineemperor6459

2y↑2

Wunderbar!

@hanswutzas4812

2y↑12

....when Hollywood was still great...

@Orgelfan62

10w

Today just woke, no more

@TheOlgora

2y↑1

Thank you! Very nice

@serdargurcan9633

3y↑3

Fantastic..

@riccardodietrich184

13w↑1

Tratto da uno dei più grandi film di sempre. La dimostrazione di cosa era il potere di Roma.

@raquelbezerra6306

2y↑2

Esse Filme é muito bom!

@miguelcornejo761

15w

Cine en estado puro...

@galleryteneuesartnouveau9353

That's Commodus the role of a handsome villain the young Chris Plummer in the early film Gladiator just magnificent Roman architectural structures & march parade in pax Romana march theme Brilliant 😘💡🎵🌹

@NavidIsANoob

3y↑3

Goddamn that is awesome.

@danielbrissenden2555

2y↑1

Is this Hollywood's best set ever?

@KenCarlisle-jn2lc

50w↑1

You can imagine what it would had been like Julius Caesar returning after conquering Gaul and parts of German to Rome in triumph with this music

@Weltenbummler-pi5dv

46w

When Caesar returned from Gaul he "crossed the Rubicon" and trekked with his troops against Rome (i. e. Pompeius) creating a civil war.

@danielbrissenden2555

2y↑2

This must be "Fall of the Roman Empire" with Stephen Boyd and Sophia Loren! The reconstruction of the Roman Forum is miraculous! The actual movie-- not so much. LOL

@francochiste7294

Soundtrack of Ben Hur by Mikloz Rozsa

@jamesquirk4999

2y↑3

Hail Caesar.

@thierryvoisin3836

8w↑1

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@NoxiusOne

3y↑2

Does this set still exsist??

@Orphenbach1

3y↑1

No. I don't think so. Not in Rome. ;0)

@deepakm.n7625

സപ്തശൈലനഗരം ഇത്രയും ഭംഗിയിൽ... ❤👍👌👌👌✍️

@diegobraun9215

2y↑2

Nur 1 Tag mal in einer Zeitmaschine das erleben, wie es sich real anfühlt wäre mal was! 👍

@michaelschmidt3341

Als Germane hast bestimmt nicht viel zu lachen.

@diegobraun9215

Natürlich inkognito😅

@junetuben

1y↑1

Gebäude, Säulen, Treppen alle wunderschön marmorweiß. Sehr wahrscheinlich waren diese wie bei allen antiken Völkern, Griechen, Kreter, Ägypter, Minoer usw. sehr bunt bemalt. Wer sich schon mal in Pompeii umgesehen hat, kann sich an die in kräftigen Farben gemalten Fresken erinnern, auch außerhalb waren die Gebäude z.B. in Zinnober, Hämatit (Rot), Quarz und Kalk (gelblich), Azurit (Blautöne), Arsen (Orange), Ruß und viel weiteres bemalt. Auch die Statuen waren bunt, die Haut farbig und die Augen oft mit Halbedelsteinen besetzt. Wie schön wäre es mal mit einer Zeitmaschine dahin zu reisen. Lieber doch nicht.

@Orphenbach1

Diese Diskussion findest du hier weiter unten....

@pcjoseph848

Howlabourise and streneus is in filming historical events ,

@manueldavidromandominguez2238

2y↑1

Petronio el vaso de lágrimas 😂😂😂savete amicis ✋

@cenedimdeoliveiradida.5428

2y↑2

🤗🤗🤗🤗❤❤🇧🇷🇧🇷😍😍

@V12F1Demon

I doubt this was the music more like trumpets and drums and flutes, dancing girls, prisoners, exotic animals, trophies etc

@Orphenbach1

3y↑2

It's from Ben Hur. The composer tried to put into music what we know of ancient music.

@shirleebusch1459

2y↑1

I prefer the original score by Dmitri Tiompkin. This one here was by Miklos Rosa for Ben Hur.

@Orphenbach1

2y↑1

De gustibus non est disputandem.

@mirkovic

2y↑1

Nice, but there are a few omissions, the person being celebrated should have his face painted red, the statues should be painted to appear "alive", none of the soldiers should be armed with real weapons.. this is Cecil B de Mille history

@user-jw6ps2lf9o

Спаси бо !💞

@georgedc6714

3y↑1

Why this doesn't have 3 million views? Is it from a movie?

@Orphenbach1

3y↑2

Yes , the forerunner of "Gladiator". Christopher Plummer ist Commodus, Alec Guinness ist Marcus Aurelius.

@Orphenbach1

The music is from Ben Hur.

@ardiffley-zipkin9539

2y↑5

S. P. Q. R.

@stefanzimmermann4757

2y↑3

Sig transit gloria mundi.

@sadiacollin2622

Intéressant ! La musique péplum c'est franchement je dérisoire. Aujourd'hui tout cela n'est que poussière. Les mortels aiment se donner de l'arrogance avec des antiquités flamboyantes.

@santacruz187

43w

Ave Caesar!

@user-lv4ib6kf4o

Good

@Orgelfan62

10w

Das in echt wäre schön

@mellisugahelenae2980

2y↑1

Die Musik ist aber aus Quo Vadis

@Orphenbach1

2y↑1

Nein.Ben Hur

@giubev4022

Questa scenografia l'ho realizzata io..45anni fa

@didayacuzar21

my roman friend

@kamion53

2y↑3

@Orphenbach1

You might as well name your historical sources. The clip does not show the whole extend of a pompa triumphalis.

@Orphenbach1

2y↑1

I posted the clip because of the architecture not because of the accuracy of the personnel involved. Apart from the missing colors and the false background ( no hills), the forum Romanum betwenn the Caesar-Temple and the Temple of C&P on one side and the Capitol Hill on the other , the setting is very accurate from what we know today. That's my point, really.

@melaniamonicacraciun9900

2y↑1

Oh yezzzzzz fans get in action get inspired, since the ancient Roman Empire they used to build up water channels to avoid floods and saving the rain water for farming needs, there is a lot to learn from our ancestors when they used to be...very German pragmatic engineers to find solutions. If we could build up water architectures fans, we might prevent and stop climate change, violent storms and devastating floods, let's cool down the heat before the Planet is using hurricanes for the same reason, it might become another touristic atraction just like ancient fountains and waterfalls, get in action fans

@iwthswlosl

3y↑1

Ja ja ja

@paridevdev2894

Мэри и Джосф говорят, что равиндра и раджу были женат на красных бдительных женщинах, так что библейский закон, когда равиндра и раджу наслаждаются красными бдительными женщинами, так что эти женщины - жены

@Diego_de-la_Vega

What's the name of this movie and what year is it?

@joonaa2751

2y↑1

Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). The music is from Ben-Hur (1959)

@danielbrissenden2555

2y↑1

Leave it to Germans to insist on authenticity! I agree! Oh, and I am-- German!

@giubev4022

Ben hur..Roma via dei fori Imperiali

@nicktamer4969

3y↑1

The Forum rendition is far better than in my souvenir (and far better than in Gladiator). Yes there's no colors and the fact that the army was not allowed to wear weappons inside Rome, even during triumphs, and a "nazi salute" wich never existed at roman times, but the monuments are at their right place and they look credible. They made a great job without computer and they made it as close as possible to the archeological knowledge of the early 60's. Nowadays, historians consider the great temple of Jupiter Capitolum as an old greek style temple, and the Tabularium is now view as a one level building with 3 temples on top of it.

@sotony7483

3y↑2

I agree that despite some faults the Forum set is magnificent. It's remarkably accurate for a Hollywood film (shot in Spain) and much better than any other cinematic reproduction, with essentially all the major buildings correct in overall design, decoration and placement. It was the largest outdoor film set ever created, pretty much life-size (approx 400 metres) to match the the Western end of the Forum. There are no matte paintings, so all the buildings are 'real' including the 260 feet tall Capitoline temple.

@MH-ms1dg

Jupiter Capitolium would have looked like a Greekified Etruscan temple, with awkward proportions
I wasn't aware the Tabularium is now viewed as a one-level building?

@nicktamer4969

@@MH-ms1dg https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabularium#/media/Fichier:Restitution_tabularium_1.png

@MH-ms1dg

@@nicktamer4969 fascinating. But doesn't this physically handicap the Tabularium as an archive center?

and I wonder why all the other temples are "Aedes" whereas Vespasian's temple is "Templum".

@nicktamer4969

2y↑1

@@MH-ms1dg Because Aedes are temple with a god inside. Divinied Emperors were not considered as a gods, they were considered as "sacred" or "divinied" (what was kept as "saints" in christianity). What we call temple now, are aedes. For exemple, the rostra was called templum, and were more a civil monument not linked to a god.
For the tabularium, it's not quite sure it was an archive center, and it's not sure what we call now tabularium is the same tabularium of the romans texts.

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@cristianoevangelisti9654

3y↑1

Era vietato ai soldati di portare armi dentro la città di Roma.

@Orphenbach1

3y↑1

That's true! But the soldiers I guess came in Uniform without weapons. And of course the weapons of the captives were shown in the pompa thriumphalis as loot and dedicated to Jupiter.
So some weapons, seals, standards and think were shown.

@Orphenbach1

3y↑1

If you look at Arc of Titus on the reliefs you see some pikes.

@fulvioverde5592

2y↑2

Roma aeterna.

@realrembrandt8273

11w↑1

Roma caput mundi

@davidebruscia6064

1y↑1

Roma la capitale che domino'il mondo il resto è storia...

@user-yy5os7dd6q

49w

Gloria romanorum

@user-jl7il2ng5d

ベンハーわ15回見ました。

@Orphenbach1

Please be so kind and get your comments translated or write in a language I can understand. For me that's English, German and French and a little Italian. If I would comment on one of your videos, I'd rather n my comment thru a Google translate and then post it.if you don't I am afraid I have to cancel your comments. Sorry.

@Orphenbach1

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@Orphenbach1

请如此友善，并用我能理解的语言翻译或写您的评论。对我来说，那是英语、德语、法语和一点意大利语。如果我想对您的一个视频发表评论，我宁愿通过谷歌翻译发表我的评论，然后发布。
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