Drama · 1953 · 1h 46m

Nero and the Burning of Rome

Nerone e Messalina

Director

Cast

Gino Cervi as Nero Paola Barbara as Agrippina Yvonne Sanson as Stabilia Messalina Milly Vitale as Atte Jole Fierro as Poppea Steve Barclay as Conduttore della biga

Crew

Paolo Levi — Writer Riccardo Testa — Writer Primo Zeglio — Writer David Bluhmen — Novel

Tagline

His towering misdeeds wrote his name in letters of fire among history's most terrifying pages.

Synopsis

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 ...

Mood & Themes

rome, italy nero

Key Collaborators

Primo Zeglio Director Paolo Levi Writer Riccardo Testa Writer Primo Zeglio Writer David Bluhmen Novel

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