1968
6.0 (6 votes)
1h 43m
Genres
Adventure
Drama
History
Production Companies
Studioul Cinematografic București
Documento Film
CCC Filmkunst
Documento Film
CCC Filmkunst
The Fight for Rome (Kampf um Rom – 1. Teil)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Robert Siodmak
Producer: Artur Brauner
Screenplay: Ladislas Fodor
Director of Photography: Richard Angst, Richard R. Rimmel
