Kampf um Rom (1968)

Directed by

Sergiu Nicolaescu, Andrew Marton, Robert Siodmak

Genre

medieval film, historical drama

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 43m

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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