The Fight for Rome (1968)
The Fight for Rome (1968)
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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Cast

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

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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Certification: 6

Details

Genres: Adventure, Drama, History

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 17 December 1968

Country: RO, DE, IT

Runtime: 103m

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Company Credits

Company: Studioul Cinematografic București, Documento Film, CCC Filmkunst

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Cast

Directed By

Robert Siodmak

Robert Siodmak

Director

Theo Partisch

Theo Partisch

Assistant Director

J. Pollini

J. Pollini

Assistant Director

Doru Năstase

Doru Năstase

Assistant Director

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Second Unit Director

Andrew Marton

Andrew Marton

Second Unit Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Artur Brauner

Artur Brauner

Producer

Ion Chilom

Ion Chilom

Production Manager

Wolfram Kohtz

Wolfram Kohtz

Unit Manager

Peter Hahne

Peter Hahne

Line Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Irms Pauli

Irms Pauli

Costume Design

Fredy Arnold

Fredy Arnold

Makeup Artist

Cilly Didzoneit

Cilly Didzoneit

Makeup Artist

Sound

Riz Ortolani

Riz Ortolani

Original Music Composer

Max Galinsky

Max Galinsky

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Richard Angst

Richard Angst

Director of Photography

Vasile Oglindă

Vasile Oglindă

Second Assistant Camera

Richard R. Rimmel

Richard R. Rimmel

Director of Photography

Lothar Hohlfeld

Lothar Hohlfeld

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Kuli Sander

Kuli Sander

Production Design

Ernst Schomer

Ernst Schomer

Production Design

Constantin Simionescu

Constantin Simionescu

Production Design

Other Crew

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