France / Jul 02, 1954
Mistress Of A Barbaric Empire - Master Of An Unconquerable Emperor!
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alessandro Fersen | Metropolita |
| Nerio Bernardi | Belisario |
| Carlo Sposito | Scarpios |
| Loris Gizzi | Smirnos |
| Mario Siletti | Il magistrato |
| Giovanni Fagioli | Il cancelliere di corte |
| Oscar Andriani | Il difensore di Scarpios |
| Umberto Silvestri | L'atleta cieco |
Genres
HistoryRomanceAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Lux Film |
| Release date | 2 luglio 1954 |
| Production | Riccardo Freda |
| Writer | André-Paul Antoine, Riccardo Freda, René Wheeler, Claude Accursi, Ranieri Cochetti |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei |
| Cinematography | Rodolfo Lombardi, Guglielmo Lombardi, Giorgio Attili, Mario Alberti, Osvaldo Civirani |
| Assistant directors | Giuseppe Divita, Ranieri Cochetti, Mario Mambretti, Rolando Stragliati, Riccardo Freda, Agostino Zanelli |
| Camera operators | Guglielmo Lombardi, Giorgio Attili, Mario Alberti, Osvaldo Civirani, Rodolfo Lombardi |
| Additional photography | Guglielmo Lombardi, Giorgio Attili, Mario Alberti, Osvaldo Civirani, Rodolfo Lombardi |
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| Production design | Filiberto Sbardella, Antonio Valente, Flora Capponi |
| Art direction | Filiberto Sbardella, Antonio Valente, Flora Capponi |
| Set decoration | Flora Capponi, Filiberto Sbardella, Antonio Valente |
| Music | Renzo Rossellini, Franco Ferrara, Aldo Calpini, Giovanni Nesci |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara, Aldo Calpini, Giovanni Nesci, Renzo Rossellini |
| Costume design | Veniero Colasanti, Giuseppe Annunziata, Giuseppe Peruzzi, Renata Longari, Lina Cassini |
| Makeup | Giuseppe Annunziata, Giuseppe Peruzzi, Renata Longari, Lina Cassini, Veniero Colasanti |
| Hairstyling | Giuseppe Annunziata, Giuseppe Peruzzi, Renata Longari, Lina Cassini, Veniero Colasanti |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 29, 1954
United States / Jan 01, 1957
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