GERMANY · 1968

The Fight for Rome

Robert Siodmak
New German Cinema political manipulation empire and power star-crossed romance betrayal and ambition conflict between civilizations
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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.

Year1968
CountryGermany
DirectorRobert Siodmak
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