The Fight for Rome (1968)

The Fight for Rome (1968)

1968-12-17 Romania, Germany, Italy 103 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Laurence Harvey is Cethegus
Orson Welles is Justinian
Justinian
Sylva Koscina is Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora
Harriet Andersson is Mathaswintha
Mathaswintha
Honor Blackman is Amalaswintha
Amalaswintha
Michael Dunn is Narses
Lang Jeffries is Belisarius
Belisarius
Florin Piersic is Witichis