 The cost of the construction of the film studios and the box-office failure of his last epic, "The Fall of the Roman Empire" combined to leave Bronston in financial difficulties and, in 1964, he had to stop all business activities.Samuel Bronston Productions filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 5, 1964 stating he owed a debt of $5,647,758 to his creditor Pierre S. du Pont.His company declared bankruptcy in June of that year.