Imperium: Augustus (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Roger Young

Writer (WGA):

Eric Lerner (written by)

Release Date:

30 November 2003 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | War

Tagline:

History will bear the mark of his rule.

Plot:

Caesar Augustus (O'Toole) tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia (Belvedere) following the death of her husband Agrippa (Duken).

Plot Keywords:

Bittersweet | Banishment | Enemy | Marriage Of Convenience | Child Bride

Cast

Peter O'Toole	...	Augustus Caesar
Charlotte Rampling	...	Livia Drusilla
Vittoria Belvedere	...	Julia Caesaris
Benjamin Sadler	...	Gaius Octavius / Young Augustus
Ken Duken	...	Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Russell Barr	...	Gaius Maecenas
Juan Diego Botto	...	Iullus Antonius
Martina Stella	...	Young Livia
Valeria D'Obici	...	Atia
Michele Bevilacqua	...	Tiberius
Riccardo De Torrebruna	...	Decimus
Giampiero Judica	...	Scipio
Vanni Materassi	...	Musa
Elena Ballesteros	...	Octavia
Gérard Klein	...	Julius Caesar (as Gerard Klein)

Also Known As:

Augustus (Australia) (DVD box title) (USA) (video title)
Augustus - El primer emperador (Spain) (DVD title)
Augustus: The First Emperor (UK) (DVD title)
Imperium: Augusto (Italy)
Mein Vater, der Kaiser (Germany)
Mi padre, el emperador (Spain)
My Father the Emperor (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some war violence.

Runtime:

200 min | UK:177 min (cut) | USA:178 min | Spain:161 min (DVD edition) | Argentina:180 min

Country:

Germany | Italy | Spain | Austria | France | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 (DVD release) | UK:12 (cut UK version) | UK:15 (uncut) | USA:R (DVD and VHS) | Spain:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Company:

EOS Entertainment

Trivia:

As part of the contract deal, the British and Italian companies hired actors and actresses from each of the countries that put money into the making of the film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The legions in the founding of the Second Triumvirate are going into battle but not carrying their standards. Roman legions *always* carried their standards.

Quotes:

Octavius: I shall not greet Caesar from behind a donkey's arse.
Agrippa: You are a donkey's arse!

Movie Connections:

Version of "Empire" (2005)

It's a good historical and overlong television film

The movie deals upon Octavio Augustus(Peter O'Toole)epic life since the first triumvirate: Craso,Pompeyo and Julio Cesar.

Augustus nephew of Cesar(Gerard Klein) fights against Pompeyo who's vanquished in Munda. Julio Cesar is killed by Bruto and Casio .Marco Antonio(Maximo Ghini) and Augustus defeat them in Filipos.

After the second triumvirate: Marco Antonio rules over Egypt, Lepido in Africa and Augustus in Roma and Hispania where he defeats to Cantabros and Astures. Marco Antonio is married to Octavia (Elena Ballesteros), Augustus's sister. After Marco Antonio is wedded to Cleopatra and later they are defeated by Augustus in ¨Actium¨. Octavio Augusto married to Livia (Charlotte Rampling)which had formerly held one son, Tiberio. Previous marriage Octavius had at Julia who marries to general Agripa and were born two children: Cayo and Lucio, early deceased. Tiberius will inherit the empire.

The runtime movie is overblown, is a little boring but the history's buffs will like. It's an European production made by amount countries: Germany,France, Spain and England. Direction by Roger Young is nice, set design is of first rate ,the film is very atmospheric, Roman time is well designed. Cinematography and Pino Donaggio's music is excellent. Rating 6,5. Charming, well worth seeing.