The Fight for Rome

The Fight for Rome

1968 · 103 min · ★ 5.9 · Adventure, Drama, History

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.

Directed by Robert Siodmak · Written by Ladislas Fodor

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