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The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal

The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal

Part of Kampf um Rom Collection

1969•1h 16m•7.0/10
DramaAdventureHistory

Ratings

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7.0/10(5)

The devious general Cethegus plays the Byzantine and Gothic forces against each other for his own gain.

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Production

Studioul Cinematografic Bucurest, Documento Film, CCC Filmkunst

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Justinian

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Cethegus

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Theodora

Harriet Andersson

Harriet Andersson

Mathawsintha

Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn

Narses

Ingrid Boulting

Ingrid Boulting

Julia (as Ingrid Brett)

Dieter Eppler

Dieter Eppler

Thorsmund

Lang Jeffries

Lang Jeffries

Belisar

Robert Hoffmann

Robert Hoffmann

Totila

Ewa Strömberg

Ewa Strömberg

Rauthgundis

Mircea Anghelescu

Mircea Anghelescu

Aligern

Ion Dichiseanu

Ion Dichiseanu

Furius

Adela Mărculescu

Adela Mărculescu

Aspa

Adrian Mihai

Emanoil Petruţ

Emanoil Petruţ

Teja

Florin Piersic

Florin Piersic

Witichis

Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

Hildebrand

Fory Etterle

Fory Etterle

Joachim Nottke

Narrator (uncredited)

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