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The Fight for Rome 1968 Directed by Robert Siodmak Kampf um Rom – 1. Teil

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.

Country Germany
Production Countries Germany , Italy , Romania
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gneres Adventure , Drama , History
Release Date 17 December 1968
103 mins
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
Lang Jeffries
Lang Jeffries Belisarius
Florin Piersic
Florin Piersic Witichis
Emanoil Petruţ
Emanoil Petruţ Teja
Friedrich von Ledebur
Friedrich von Ledebur Hildebrand
Dieter Eppler
Dieter Eppler Thorismund
Ewa Strömberg
Ewa Strömberg Rauthgundis
Ion Dichiseanu
Ion Dichiseanu Furius
Adela Mărculescu
Adela Mărculescu Aspa
Constantin Brezeanu
Constantin Brezeanu Plurius
Gheorge Boghita
Gheorge Boghita Guntharis
Mircea Angelescu
Mircea Angelescu Aligern
Fory Etterle
Fory Etterle
Crew
Director
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Writer
Ladislas Fodor
Ladislas Fodor
Producer
Artur Brauner
Artur Brauner
Cinematography
Richard Angst
Richard Angst
Richard R. Rimmel
Richard R. Rimmel
Composer
Riz Ortolani
Riz Ortolani
Editor
Alfred Srp
Alfred Srp
Production Design
Ernst Schomer
Ernst Schomer
Kuli Sander
Kuli Sander
Constantin Simionescu
Constantin Simionescu
Sound
Max Galinsky
Max Galinsky
Original Writer
Felix Dahn
Felix Dahn
Costume Design
Irms Pauli
Irms Pauli
Makeup Artists
Fredy Arnold
Fredy Arnold
Cilly Didzoneit
Cilly Didzoneit
Stunts
Szabolcs Cseh
Szabolcs Cseh
Assistant Directors
Theo Partisch
Theo Partisch
Doru Năstase
Doru Năstase
J. Pollini
J. Pollini
Part of Kampf um Rom Collection
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