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The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome

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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

17 December 1968

Country

Romania

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

Dieter Eppler

Dieter Eppler

Thorismund

Ewa Strömberg

Ewa Strömberg

Rauthgundis

Ion Dichiseanu

Ion Dichiseanu

Furius

Adela Mărculescu

Adela Mărculescu

Aspa

Constantin Brezeanu

Constantin Brezeanu

Plurius

Gheorge Boghita

Gheorge Boghita

Guntharis

Mircea Angelescu

Mircea Angelescu

Aligern

Fory Etterle

Fory Etterle

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