Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire

3h 20min

Drama

Augustine is a two-part, Italian-made mini-series about the influential theologian and church father Augustine of Hippo. The piece tells the story of his life from a teenager to his death at the age of 69.Much of the content for the scenes of him as a young and middle-aged man come from his Confessions, which is probably the earliest extant autobiography.

Cast

Alessandro Preziosi

Alessandro Preziosi

Augustinus (age 25)
Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Augustinus (age 76)
Wenanty Nosul

Wenanty Nosul

Possidius
Alexander Held

Alexander Held

Valerius (age 75)
Cosimo Fusco

Cosimo Fusco

Patricius
Götz Otto

Götz Otto

Geiserich
Johannes Brandrup

Johannes Brandrup

Valerius (age 25)
Sebastian Ströbel

Sebastian Ströbel

Centurio Fabius Domicius
Sonia Aquino

Sonia Aquino

Blesilla
Dominic Atherton

Dominic Atherton

Valentianus II
Valerio Colangelo

Valerio Colangelo

Roman Officer
Adrian Moore

Adrian Moore

Fabius (age 8)
Jannis Niewöhner

Jannis Niewöhner

Valerius (age 16)
Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Ilarius Domicius
Matteo Urzia

Matteo Urzia

Augustinus (age 15)
Jerzy Zelnik

Jerzy Zelnik

Sidonius
Cesare Bocci

Cesare Bocci

Romanianus

Release date

31st Jan 2010

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English