The Fight for Rome

The Fight for Rome

1968
1h 43m
5.4

5.4/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Studioul Cinematografic București Documento Film CCC Filmkunst
Production Countries
Romania Germany Italy
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Kampf um Rom – 1. Teil
Release Date December 17, 1968
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0063174

Cast

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

Emanoil Petruţ
Emanoil Petruţ

Teja

Friedrich von Ledebur
Friedrich von Ledebur

Hildebrand

Key Crew

Robert Siodmak
Director
Ladislas Fodor
Screenplay
Artur Brauner
Producer
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Director
Andrew Marton
Director