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Theodora, Slave Empress (1954)

Mistress Of A Barbaric Empire - Master Of An Unconquerable Emperor!

Genre : History, Romance

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Riccardo Freda
Writer : René Wheeler, Claude Accursi, Ranieri Cochetti, Riccardo Freda

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Gianna Maria Canale
Gianna Maria Canale
Teodora
Georges Marchal
Georges Marchal
Giustiniano
Henri Guisol
Henri Guisol
Giovanni di Cappadocia
Roger Pigaut
Roger Pigaut
Andres
Renato Baldini
Renato Baldini
Arcas
Irene Papas
Irene Papas
Faidia
Olga Solbelli
Olga Solbelli
Egina
Alessandro Fersen
Alessandro Fersen
Metropolita
Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi
Belisario
Carlo Sposito
Carlo Sposito
Scarpios
Loris Gizzi
Loris Gizzi
Smirnos
Mario Siletti
Mario Siletti
Il magistrato
Giovanni Fagioli
Giovanni Fagioli
Il cancelliere di corte
Oscar Andriani
Oscar Andriani
Il difensore di Scarpios
Umberto Silvestri
Umberto Silvestri
L'atleta cieco

Crews

Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda
Director
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Rodolfo Lombardi
Rodolfo Lombardi
Director of Photography
Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Filiberto Sbardella
Filiberto Sbardella
Production Design
Antonio Valente
Antonio Valente
Production Design
Flora Capponi
Flora Capponi
Set Decoration
Veniero Colasanti
Veniero Colasanti
Costume Design
Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda
Producer
André-Paul Antoine
André-Paul Antoine
Story
Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda
Story
René Wheeler
René Wheeler
Screenplay
Claude Accursi
Claude Accursi
Screenplay
Ranieri Cochetti
Ranieri Cochetti
Screenplay
Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda
Screenplay
Guglielmo Lombardi
Guglielmo Lombardi
Camera Operator
Giorgio Attili
Giorgio Attili
Camera Operator
Mario Alberti
Mario Alberti
Camera Operator
Franco Ferrara
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Aldo Calpini
Aldo Calpini
Sound
Giovanni Nesci
Giovanni Nesci
Sound
Giuseppe Divita
Giuseppe Divita
First Assistant Director
Ranieri Cochetti
Ranieri Cochetti
First Assistant Director
Mario Mambretti
Mario Mambretti
Second Assistant Director
Rolando Stragliati
Rolando Stragliati
Second Assistant Director
Agostino Zanelli
Agostino Zanelli
Script Supervisor
Angelo Fanano
Angelo Fanano
Unit Manager
Franco Adorno
Franco Adorno
Production Secretary
Giuseppe Annunziata
Giuseppe Annunziata
Makeup Artist
Giuseppe Peruzzi
Giuseppe Peruzzi
Makeup Artist
Renata Longari
Renata Longari
Hairstylist
Lina Cassini
Lina Cassini
Hairstylist
Osvaldo Civirani
Osvaldo Civirani
Still Photographer
Giuseppe Fatigati
Giuseppe Fatigati
Production Manager

Posters and backgrounds

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