Watch The Fight for Rome (1968) Official Trailer
5.9 / 10 IMDb December 17, 1968 1h 43m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 43m
Release Date
December 17, 1968
Genre
Adventure, Drama, History
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Romania, Germany, Italy
Producers
Cast
Laurence Harvey
as Cethegus
Orson Welles
as Justinian
Sylva Koscina
as Empress Theodora
Harriet Andersson
as Mathaswintha
Honor Blackman
as Amalaswintha
Robert Hoffmann
as Totila
Michael Dunn
as Narses
Ingrid Boulting
as Julia
Lang Jeffries
as Belisarius
Florin Piersic
as Witichis
Emanoil Petruţ
as Teja
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Hildebrand
Dieter Eppler
as Thorismund
Ewa Strömberg
as Rauthgundis
Ion Dichiseanu
as Furius
Adela Mărculescu
as Aspa
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Constantin Brezeanu
as Plurius
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Gheorge Boghita
as Guntharis
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Mircea Angelescu
as Aligern
Fory Etterle
Production Companies
Studioul Cinematografic București
Documento Film
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