The Fight for Rome
Kampf um Rom – 1. Teil
Release: 1968-12-17
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 5.4
Adventure
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
Romania
Germany
Italy
Production Companies
Studioul Cinematografic București
Documento Film
CCC Filmkunst
Cast
Harriet Andersson
as Mathaswintha
Michael Dunn
as Narses
Emanoil Petruţ
as Teja
Dieter Eppler
as Thorismund
Laurence Harvey
as Cethegus
Honor Blackman
as Amalaswintha
Ewa Strömberg
as Rauthgundis
Fory Etterle
Sylva Koscina
as Empress Theodora
Robert Hoffmann
as Totila
Lang Jeffries
as Belisarius
Ion Dichiseanu
as Furius
Orson Welles
as Justinian
Ingrid Boulting
as Julia
Florin Piersic
as Witichis
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Hildebrand
Adela Mărculescu
as Aspa
