The Fight for Rome

Name: The Fight for Rome
Director: Robert Siodmak
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Released: 1968-12-17
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Orson Welles, Sylva Koscina, Harriet Andersson, Honor Blackman

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1968 · 103 min · Adventure · Drama · History · TMDB 5.9/10

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.

Directed by Robert Siodmak

Cast

Laurence Harvey — Cethegus
Orson Welles — Justinian
Sylva Koscina — Empress Theodora
Harriet Andersson — Mathaswintha
Honor Blackman — Amalaswintha