Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Kampf um Rom – 1. Teil
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- de
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Cast
Laurence Harvey
Cethegus
Orson Welles
Justinian
Sylva Koscina
Empress Theodora
Harriet Andersson
Mathaswintha
Honor Blackman
Amalaswintha
Robert Hoffmann
Totila
Michael Dunn
Narses
Ingrid Boulting
Julia
Lang Jeffries
Belisarius
Florin Piersic
Witichis
Emanoil Petruţ
Teja
Friedrich von Ledebur
Hildebrand
Dieter Eppler
Thorismund
Ewa Strömberg
Rauthgundis
Ion Dichiseanu
Furius
Adela Mărculescu
Aspa
Constantin Brezeanu
Plurius
Gheorge Boghita
Guntharis
Mircea Angelescu
Aligern
Fory Etterle
Production Companies
Studioul Cinematografic București
Documento Film
CCC Filmkunst
