Columna (1968)8.0
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.
Genre: Drama / History
2 hours and 13 minutes · Country: Romania / West Germany
Mircea Dragan · Production Company: Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Cast (limited to 10): Richard Johnson / Antonella Lualdi / Ilarion Ciobanu / Amedeo Nazzari / Stefan Ciubotarasu / Florin Piersic / Amza Pellea / Sidonia Manolache / Emil Botta / Franco Interlengh


Format: MPEG-4
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Bitrate: 896 kb/s
Width: 854 pixels
Height: 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio: 16:9
Frame rate: 25.000 FPS
Audio Format: AAC LC
Bit rate: 165 kb/s
Channel(s): 2 channels

In anul 106, armata romana, intr-o uriasa desfasurare de forte, asediaza capitala Daciei, Sarmizegetusa. Prea mandru pentru a se lasa prins, regele Decebal (Amza Pellea) se sinucide. Imparatul Traian (Amedeo Nazzari) intelege ca Dacia a fost infranta, dar nu invinsa. Pentru a pastra calmul in provincia ocupata, il schimba pe tribunul Tiberius (Richard Johnson), in mainile caruia trebuia sa se predea Decebal, asigurandu-se de colonizarea Daciei cu legiunile ramase pe loc.

Avand drept pretext construirea noii capitale a Daciei romane, Ulpia Traiana, aceasta superproductie romano-germana recompune dramatic etnogeneza romaneasca prin destinele catorva eroi reprezentativi.
Filmul a primit Diploma de Merit la Festivalul International de Film de la Adelaide, Australia, 1969.