Messalina
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5.6Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The subject of countless film treatments, Rome's most villified empress is herein played by British actress Belinda Lee.
Released: 1960-03-1296 minDir: Vittorio CottafaviDrama
Cast
- Belinda Lee as Valeria Messalina
- Spiros Focás as Lucius Maximus
- Giancarlo Sbragia as Aulo Celso
- Carlo Giustini as Lucius Geta
- Arturo Dominici as Caius Silius
- Ida Galli as Silvia
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1960
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Director
- Vittorio Cottafavi
- Screenwriter
- Duccio Tessari
- Composer
- Q435856
- Narrative location
- Ancient Rome
- Duration
- +96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 622830
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1960 films1960 Italian films1960 Italian-language films1960s biographical films1960s historical films1960s sword-and-sandal filmsCultural depictions of ClaudiusCultural depictions of MessalinaFilms directed by Vittorio CottafaviFilms scored by Angelo Francesco LavagninoFilms set in 1st-century Roman EmpireFilms set in ancient Rome