Decline of an Empire

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Decline of an Empire
Katherine of Alexandria.jpg
Directed byMichael Redwood
Produced byMichael Redwood
Starring
Cinematography
  • Ralph Messer
  • Peter Taylor
Edited byHelen Ellene Michael
Music byJohn Koutselinis
Production
company
Katherine of Alexandria Limited
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 August 2014 (2014-08-12)(United States)
  • 6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)(United Kingdom)
Running time
110 minutes [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
BudgetGBP12,000,000 (estimated) [2]
Box office$87,873 [3]

Decline of an Empire is a 2014 British biographical historical drama film, produced and directed by Michael Redwood, about the life of Catherine of Alexandria. It is one of the last film roles of Peter O'Toole, who died before the film was released, and the last film of Joss Ackland before he retired and his death in 2023. The film originally carried the working title Katherine of Alexandria.

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Cast

Release

The film was due for release in 2014 [4] . It was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on 12th August 2014 under the title 'Decline of an Empire' and in Germany on the 18th August 2014 under the title 'Katharina von Alexandrien'. The film was also released direct-to-DVD in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2015 as Fall of an Empire: The Story of Katherine of Alexandria. [5] Red Rock Entertainment acted as executive producers. The latest version of the film is titled 'Katherine of Sinai' and was released in 2018 on streaming (Amazon Prime).

Reception

The Guardian awarded the film one out of five stars: "Fall of an Empire: The Story of Katherine of Alexandria review – a Roman epic on a British budget". Audience Review on Rotten Tomatoes is at 23% (No Reviewer's Reactions)

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References

  1. "FALL OF AN EMPIRE - THE STORY OF KATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA (15)". British Board of Film Classification . 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. "Decline of an Empire - Budget". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. "Katherine Of Alexandria - The Numbers". www.the-numbers.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. "Peter O'Toole comes out of retirement for Katherine of Alexandria". TheGuardian.com . 26 November 2013.
  5. "FALL OF AN EMPIRE - THE STORY OF KATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA (15)". Release of 'Fall of an Empire: The Story of Katherine of Alexandria (Links to Amazon.co.uk) - Distributed by: Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment . 6 April 2015.