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The First 48
2004 · Documentary · Drama
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123 votes
This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.
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Genevieve Aitken
Marcia
Sean Bean
Narrateur
Aaron Jakubenko
Commodus
Edwin Wright
Cassius Dio
Jared Turner
Cleander
Tai Berdinner-Blades
Lucilla
Calum Gittins
Saoterus
John Bach
Marcus Aurelius
Mike Edward
Narcissus
Carl Bland
Avidius Cassius
Lisa Chappell
Faustina
Jessica Green
Cléopâtre
James Gordon
Lucius Afranius
Aaron Irvin
Himself
GenerationofSwine
January 10, 2023
I am torn with this one. I mean... it's Rome. You can't really make a documentary about a lot of it without being pretty disgusting and absolutely sexualized. This is, after all, the culture that gave us the strap-on and earrings shaped as male genitalia. So I am all about editing it down to make it accessible to people and not get a XXX rating. What is a little more important is teaching people how the Roman's shape…
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