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.
Top Cast
Laurence Harvey as Cethegus
Orson Welles as Justinian
Sylva Koscina as Empress Theodora
Harriet Andersson as Mathaswintha
Honor Blackman as Amalaswintha
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