Imperium: Augustus, a 2003 joint British-Italian production, and part of the Imperium series. It tells of the life story of Octavian and how he became Augustus. Half the film takes place in the past (as Augustus explains to his daughter Julia how he became who he was) and the other half takes place in the later life of Augustus. The drama starred Peter O'Toole as Augustus, Charlotte Rampling as Livia, Vittoria Belvedere as Julia, Ken Duken as Mar...
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Imperium: Augustus, a 2003 joint British-Italian production, and part of the Imperium series. It tells of the life story of Octavian and how he became Augustus. Half the film takes place in the past (as Augustus explains to his daughter Julia how he became who he was) and the other half takes place in the later life of Augustus. The drama starred Peter O'Toole as Augustus, Charlotte Rampling as Livia, Vittoria Belvedere as Julia, Ken Duken as Marcus Agrippa, Benjamin Sadler as Octavian (young Augustus) and Juan Diego Botto as Iullus Antonius. It was filmed in Tunisia.
Produced by EOS Entertainment and Lux Vide for RAI, Telecinco and ZDF.
As the empire kneeled in defeat, one man stood in triumph - English tagline, 2003.
Augustus is on his death bed, dying of illness and the poison that his third wife, Livia Drusilla, has secretly been feeding him. He looks back on his life to a conversation he had with his beloved daughter, the beautiful and witty Julia. After an attempt on Augustus'...
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