The Fight for Rome

The Fight for Rome

Release Date: 1968-12-17

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.

Rating: 5.4 / 10

Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

as Cethegus

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

as Justinian

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

as Empress Theodora

Harriet Andersson

Harriet Andersson

as Mathaswintha

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

as Amalaswintha

Crew

  • Robert Siodmak - Director

  • Felix Dahn - Novel

  • Ladislas Fodor - Screenplay

  • Richard Angst - Director of Photography

  • Riz Ortolani - Original Music Composer

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