Legends of the Fall Legends of the Fall Legends of the Fall is a 1994 American epic historical drama film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas. Based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison, the film is about three brothers and their father living in the wilderness and plains of Montana in the early 20th century and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love. The film's time frame spans from World War I through the Prohibition era, ending with a brief scene set in 1963.
The Fall of the Roman Empire (film) novel of the film. The film had its World Premiere at the Astoria Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London on March 24, 1964 and ran there for 70 weeks. In spite of this the film was a costly financial failure for producer Samuel Bronston who, after making such epics as "John Paul Jones" (1959), "King of Kings" (1961), "El Cid" (1961), and "55 Days at Peking" (1963) had to stop all business activities. A bankruptcy notice in the "New York Times "on 6 August 1965, stated the cost of "The Fall of the Roman Empire" at $18,436,625. He announced his return