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Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius plotting with Attila to look the other way while the latter marches against Rome. But Marcian gains the favor of Pulcheria, lovely sister of Theodosius, who favors a united Empire.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Douglas SirkDirector
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
- Oscar BrodneyWriter
- Barré LyndonWriter
Cast
- Jeff ChandlerMarcian
- Jack PalanceAttila
- Ludmilla TchérinaPrincess Pulcheria
- Rita GamKubra
- Jeff MorrowGeneral Paulinus
- George DolenzEmperor Theodosius
- Eduard FranzAstrologer
- Allison HayesIldico
- Alexander ScourbyChrysaphius
- Howard PetrieGundahar
- Michael AnsaraEdecon
- Leo GordonBleda
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Themes
christianityancient romewestern roman empireattilahunsbarbarian5th centuryeastern roman empire