The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
1969 · 76 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Adventure, History
The devious general Cethegus plays the Byzantine and Gothic forces against each other for his own gain.
Directed by Robert Siodmak · Written by Ladislas Fodor
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Orson Welles Justinian -
Laurence Harvey Cethegus -
Sylva Koscina Theodora -
Harriet Andersson Mathawsintha -
Michael Dunn Narses -
Ingrid Boulting Julia (as Ingrid Brett) -
Dieter Eppler Thorsmund -
Lang Jeffries Belisar -
Robert Hoffmann Totila -
Ewa Strömberg Rauthgundis -
Mircea Anghelescu Aligern -
Ion Dichiseanu Furius
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