Messalina (1960)
Messalina 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
- 1960-03-12
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Vittorio Cottafavi, Ennio De Concini, Duccio Tessari, Mario Guerra
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 10 votes
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
- Giulio Donnini as Narciso
- Marcello Giorda as Claudio
- Mino Doro as Sulpicio
- Annie Gorassini as cortigiana
- Aroldo Tieri as Pirgo Pollinice
- Giuliano Gemma as Marcello