Adventure ·Drama ·History · Romania · 1968 · 1h 43m

The Fight for Rome

Kampf um Rom – 1. Teil

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Director
Robert Siodmak
Cast
Laurence Harvey as Cethegus Orson Welles as Justinian Sylva Koscina as Empress Theodora Harriet Andersson as Mathaswintha Honor Blackman as Amalaswintha Robert Hoffmann as Totila
Crew
Richard Angst — Director of Photography Richard R. Rimmel — Director of Photography Alfred Srp — Editor Riz Ortolani — Original Music Composer Ladislas Fodor — Screenplay Felix Dahn — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
rome, italybyzantiumpeplum6th century
Key Collaborators
Robert Siodmak Director Richard Angst Director of Photography Richard R. Rimmel Director of Photography Alfred Srp Editor Riz Ortolani Original Music Composer Ladislas Fodor Screenplay Felix Dahn Novel Artur Brauner Producer Kuli Sander Production Design Ernst Schomer Production Design Constantin Simionescu Production Design Irms Pauli Costume Design
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