The Last Roman
| The Last Roman | |
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| Directed by | Robert Siodmak Uncredited: Sergiu Nicolaescu Andrew Marton |
| Screenplay by | Ladislas Fodor David Ambrose (additional dialogue) |
| Based on | A Struggle for Rome by Felix Dahn |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner |
| Starring | Laurence Harvey Orson Welles Sylva Koscina |
| Cinematography | Richard Angst |
| Edited by | Alfred Srp |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
Production companies | CCC Filmkunst GmbH, Pegaso Film S.r.l., in cooperation with Studioul Cinematografic Bucuresti |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 103 minutes (part I) 83 minutes (part II) 93 minutes (one-part version) |
| Countries | West Germany, Italy |
| Language | German |
The Last Roman (German: Kampf um Rom) is a West German-Italian historical drama film starring Laurence Harvey, Orson Welles, Sylva Koscina and Honor Blackman. It was produced by Artur Brauner and was the last film to be directed by Robert Siodmak. It was originally released in two parts (Kampf um Rom 1. Teil and Kampf um Rom 2. Teil: Der Verrat) in 1968 and 1969 as a late installment of the sword-and-sandal genre. The Last Roman shows the 6th-century power struggle between Byzantine emperor Justinian, the descendants of the Western Roman Empire and the Ostrogoths. The film is based on the novel A Struggle for Rome by Felix Dahn.