The Column

– The Roman Emperor Trajan has just murdered all the local men of Dacia and holds a military stronghol..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 13 Minutes
Release Year:
1968
Original Name:
Columna
The Column (1968) - Also known as Columna

The Roman Emperor Trajan has just murdered all the local men of Dacia and holds a military stronghold in what will later become Rumania. He places a Roman centurion in his place to occupy his latest conquest. After lopping off the head of the Dacian warlord, the soldier uses his blood-stained hands to dine on cheese and bread, unable to suppress his laughter. The centurion has a change of heart when he is put in charge of the region, freely dispensing justice and forgiveness to the conquered inhabitants. When the peace is threatened by marauding barbarians in masks of fur, the locals help the Romans fend off the invasion.

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Release Date:

18 Oct 1968

Language:

Romanian

Director:

Mircea Dragan

Writer:

Titus Popovici

Main Actors:

Richard Johnson, Antonella Lualdi, Ilarion Ciobanu, Amedeo Nazzari

Plot:

The end of Trajan's Dacian Wars (106 AD), when south western Dacia was transformed into a Roman province: Roman Dacia.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10