"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
Artur Brauner
Producer
Kuli Sander
Production Design
Ernst Schomer
Irms Pauli
Costume Design
Andrew Marton
Second Unit Director of Photography
Doru Năstase
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Joe Pollini
Robert Siodmak
Director
Richard Angst
Director of Photography
Riz Ortolani
Original Music Composer
Felix Dahn
Novel
David Ambrose
Adaptation
Ladislas Fodor
Writer
Peter Hahne
Line Producer
Alfred Srp
Editor
Szabolcs Cseh
Stunts