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The Fight for Rome (1968)

★ 5.9/10 103 min Adventure, Drama, History Romania, Germany, Italy German
Novel: Felix Dahn
Screenplay by: Ladislas Fodor
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top 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

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