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.
Orson Welles | Justinian | |
Sylva Koscina | Empress Theodora | |
Harriet Andersson | Mathaswintha | |
Honor Blackman | Amalaswintha | |
Robert Hoffmann | Totila | |
Michael Dunn | Narses |
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