Released:
1968-12-17

Overview:
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.

Director:
Robert Siodmak

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Adventure, Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Laurence Harvey
  as
  Cethegus
• 
  Orson Welles
  as
  Justinian
• 
  Sylva Koscina
  as
  Empress Theodora
• 
  Harriet Andersson
  as
  Mathaswintha
• 
  Honor Blackman
  as
  Amalaswintha