Nero and the Burning of Rome (1953)
Nerone e Messalina
His towering misdeeds wrote his name in letters of fire among history's most terrifying pages.
Pushed by his mother Agrippina, Neron seized power at the expense of Britannicus. His poetry makes him commit numerous crimes. He will die stabbed after having killed his wife, his mother, his advisers, his wife's lovers, and an incredible number of Christians ...
- Date of release
- 1953-08-28
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Primo Zeglio
Casting
- Gino Cervi — Nero
- Paola Barbara — Agrippina
- Yvonne Sanson — Stabilia Messalina
- Milly Vitale — Atte
- Jole Fierro — Poppea
- Steve Barclay — Conduttore della biga
- Bella Starace Sainati — Locusta
Interesting facts
Nero and the Burning of Rome is a 1953 Italian epic historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and loosely based on real life events of Roman emperor Nero. It was based on the novel Nerone e Messalina (c.1949) by Harry Bluhmen.
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