"The devious general Cethegus plays the Byzantine and Gothic forces against each other for his own gain."
Orson Welles
as Justinian
Laurence Harvey
as Cethegus
Sylva Koscina
as Theodora
Harriet Andersson
as Mathawsintha
Michael Dunn
as Narses
Ingrid Boulting
as Julia (as Ingrid Brett)
Dieter Eppler
as Thorsmund
Lang Jeffries
as Belisar
Robert Hoffmann
as Totila
Ewa Strömberg
as Rauthgundis
Mircea Anghelescu
as Aligern
Ion Dichiseanu
as Furius
Adela Mărculescu
as Aspa
Adrian Mihai
as
Emanoil Petruţ
as Teja
Florin Piersic
as Witichis
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Hildebrand
Joe Pollini
Second Unit Director of Photography
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Doru Năstase
Andrew Marton
Ernst Schomer
Production Design
Artur Brauner
Producer
Kuli Sander
Irms Pauli
Costume Design
Robert Siodmak
Director
Riz Ortolani
Original Music Composer
Richard Angst
Director of Photography
Felix Dahn
Novel
Szabolcs Cseh
Stunts
David Ambrose
Adaptation
Alfred Srp
Editor
Peter Hahne
Line Producer
Ladislas Fodor
Writer