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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
Themes
- roman empire
- peplum
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 622830
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- publication date
- 1960-01-01
- title
- Messalina, Venere imperatrice
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Gallery (6)
Connections
Spiros Focás
Entity
Warner Bros.
Concept
Italian
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Augustus
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International Standard Book Number
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IMDb
Entity
Caligula
Entity
Claudius
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Lucrezia Borgia
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Roman emperor
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Vestal Virgin
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Messalina
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Giuliano Gemma
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courtesan
Entity
Cinecittà
Entity
sword-and-sandal film
Entity
Potiphar
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Belinda Lee
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Tiberius Claudius Narcissus
Entity
Ennio de Concini
Entity
Categories
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 RomeItalian biographical filmsItalian-language historical filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWarner Bros. films