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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Part of Kampf um Rom Collection
2 films
Cast
20 people
Laurence Harvey
Cethegus
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Orson Welles
Justinian
Known for
Citizen Kane
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Sylva Koscina
Empress Theodora
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Harriet Andersson
Mathaswintha
Known for
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Honor Blackman
Amalaswintha
Known for
Goldfinger
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Robert Hoffmann
Totila
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Michael Dunn
Narses
Known for
Madigan
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Ingrid Boulting
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Known for
Conversations with God
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Lang Jeffries
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Also in
Mission Stardust
Requiem for a Gringo
Florin Piersic
Witichis
Also in
Yellow Rose
The Outlaws of Sevenhorses
Emanoil Petruţ
Teja
Also in
Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula
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Friedrich von Ledebur
Hildebrand
Known for
Sorcerer
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Robert Siodmak Director · Andrew Marton Director Sergiu Nicolaescu Director
Director
Robert Siodmak
Director
Andrew Marton
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Screenplay
Ladislas Fodor
Author
Felix Dahn
Composer
Riz Ortolani
Cinematographer
Richard Angst
Cinematographer
Richard R. Rimmel
Editor
Alfred Srp
Production designer
Ernst Schomer
Production designer
Constantin Simionescu
Production designer
Kuli Sander
Costume designer
Irms Pauli
First release December 17, 1968 · Produced in Romania, Germany, Italy · Languages English, German
Production
Studioul Cinematografic București
Production
Documento Film
Production
CCC Filmkunst
Production
Romania · Germany · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Kampf um Rom – 1. Teil
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · December 17, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
November 29, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 29, 1970 · Theatrical
Poland
December 13, 1971 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 19, 1977 · Theatrical
Romania
December 22, 1969 · Theatrical
Spain
May 29, 1972 · Theatrical
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