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The Fight for Rome

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A Roman noble, Cethegus, tries to start a war, setting the Ostrogoths and their Queen, Amalasuntha, against the Byzantine Emperor Justinian; Cethegus wants to swoop in after they have destroyed each other and create a new Roman Empire from their combined kingdoms; however, he does not factor into his plans the vagaries of love and the personal integrity of the people in both kingdoms.

Directed byRobert Siodmak, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Andrew Marton

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
DE
Released
December 17, 1968
Studios
CCC FilmkunstStudioul Cinematografic BucureștiDocumento Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Cethegus

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Justinian

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Empress Theodora

Harriet Andersson

Harriet Andersson

Mathaswintha

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Amalaswintha

Robert Hoffmann

Robert Hoffmann

Totila

Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn

Narses

Ingrid Boulting

Ingrid Boulting

Julia

Lang Jeffries

Lang Jeffries

Belisarius

Florin Piersic

Florin Piersic

Witichis

Creative team
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Written by
Ladislas Fodor
Ladislas Fodor
Produced by
Artur Brauner
Artur Brauner

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