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.
| Directing | Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Writing | Felix Dahn | Novel |
| Writing | Ladislas Fodor | Screenplay |
| Camera | Richard Angst | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Alfred Srp | Editor |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Producer |
| Production | Peter Hahne | Line Producer |
| Crew | Szabolcs Cseh | Stunts |
| Sound | Max Galinsky | Sound |
| Directing | Doru Năstase | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Theo Partisch | Assistant Director |
| Directing | J. Pollini | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sergiu Nicolaescu | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Andrew Marton | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Richard R. Rimmel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Lothar Hohlfeld | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vasile Oglindă | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Kuli Sander | Production Design |
| Art | Ernst Schomer | Production Design |
| Art | Constantin Simionescu | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cilly Didzoneit | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fredy Arnold | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irms Pauli | Costume Design |
| Production | Ion Chilom | Production Manager |
| Production | Wolfram Kohtz | Unit Manager |
