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.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Stars: Laurence Harvey, Orson Welles, Sylva Koscina, Harriet Andersson, Honor Blackman, Robert Hoffmann
Crew: Robert Siodmak (Director), Artur Brauner (Producer), Felix Dahn (Novel), Riz Ortolani (Original Music Composer), Ladislas Fodor (Screenplay), Richard Angst (Director of Photography)
Country: Romania, Germany, Italy
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Studioul Cinematografic București, Documento Film, CCC Filmkunst
Runtime: 103 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 17, 1968
IMDb: 5.8
