Kampf um Rom (1968)
- Directed by
- Sergiu Nicolaescu, Andrew Marton, Robert Siodmak
- Genre
- medieval film, historical drama
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film shows the power struggle in the 6th century between Byzantine emperor Justinian, the descendants of the Western Roman Empire, and the Ostrogoths. It follows characters on different sides as they fight and scheme for control of Rome.
epicdramaticsweepingintensegrandwar-tornhistoricalslow-moving
What happens
The Last Roman (German: Kampf um Rom) is a West German-Italian-Romanian historical drama film starring Laurence Harvey, Orson Welles, Sylva Koscina and Honor Blackman. It was produced by Artur Brauner and was the last film to be directed by Robert Siodmak. It was originally released in two parts (Kampf um Rom 1. Teil and Kampf um Rom 2. Teil: Der Verrat) in 1968 and 1969 as a late installment of the sword-and-sandal genre. The Last Roman shows the 6th-century power struggle between Byzantine emperor Justinian, the descendants of the Western Roman Empire and the Ostrogoths. The film is based on the novel A Struggle for Rome by Felix Dahn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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