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Romulus den store (1969)

Romulus den store poster
Genre
historical film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 25m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A black and white film about the last Western Roman emperor Romulus Augustule. Based on a Friedrich Dürrenmatt play, it follows the emperor during the fall of his empire.

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What happens

Romulus den store (« Romulus le Grand ») est un film danois réalisé par Hans-Henrik Krause (en), sorti en 1969. Ce film en noir et blanc est l'adaptation cinématographique d'une pièce de théâtre de Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Romulus der Große (1949), qui met en scène Romulus Augustule, dernier empereur romain d'Occident. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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