The Column
1968·Romania·133 min.
Available on
None platform
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.
DirectorMircea Dragan
ScreenwriterTitus Popovici
MusicTheodor Grigoriu
CinematographyNicu Stan
CastRichard Johnson·Antonella Lualdi·Ilarion Ciobanu·Amedeo Nazzari·Stefan Ciubotarasu·Florin Piersic·Amza Pellea·Emil Botta·Franco Interlenghi
Original titleColumna (The Column)