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.
Title | The Fight for Rome |
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Year | 1968 |
Genre | Adventure, Drama, History |
Country | Romania, Germany, Italy |
Studio | Studioul Cinematografic București, Documento Film, CCC Filmkunst |
Cast | Laurence Harvey, Orson Welles, Sylva Koscina, Harriet Andersson, Honor Blackman, Robert Hoffmann |
Crew | Robert Siodmak (Director), Felix Dahn (Novel), Ladislas Fodor (Screenplay), Richard Angst (Director of Photography), Riz Ortolani (Original Music Composer), Alfred Srp (Editor) |
Keyword | rome, italy, byzantium, peplum, 6th century |
Release | Dec 17, 1968 |
Runtime | 103 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.00 / 10 by 6 users |
Popularity | 7 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Deutsch |