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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Riz OrtolaniOriginal Music Composer
- Robert SiodmakDirector
- Ladislas FodorScreenplay
- Sergiu NicolaescuDirector
- Andrew MartonDirector
Cast
- Laurence HarveyCethegus
- Orson WellesJustinian
- Sylva KoscinaEmpress Theodora
- Harriet AnderssonMathaswintha
- Honor BlackmanAmalaswintha
- Robert HoffmannTotila
- Michael DunnNarses
- Ingrid BoultingJulia
- Lang JeffriesBelisarius
- Florin PiersicWitichis
- Emanoil PetruţTeja
- Friedrich von LedeburHildebrand
Stills
Themes
rome, italybyzantiumpeplum6th century