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Theodora, Slave Empress

Original title: Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio
  • 19541954
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 28m
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5.8/10
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Theodora, Slave Empress (1954)
AdventureDramaRomance
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. Teodo... Read allTeodora, 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... Read allTeodora, 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.
IMDb RATING
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    • Riccardo Freda
  • Writers
    • André-Paul Antoine(story)
    • Riccardo Freda(story)
    • René Wheeler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Georges Marchal
    • Gianna Maria Canale
    • Renato Baldini
    • Riccardo Freda
  • Writers
    • André-Paul Antoine(story)
    • Riccardo Freda(story)
    • René Wheeler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Georges Marchal
    • Gianna Maria Canale
    • Renato Baldini
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Georges Marchal
    Georges Marchal
    • Giustiniano
    Gianna Maria Canale
    Gianna Maria Canale
    • Teodora
    Renato Baldini
    Renato Baldini
    • Arcas
    Irene Papas
    Irene Papas
    • Faidia
    Carlo Sposito
    Carlo Sposito
    • Scarpios
    • (as Carletto Sposíto)
    Nerio Bernardi
    Nerio Bernardi
    • Belisario
    Olga Solbelli
    • Egina
    Alessandro Fersen
    • Metropolita
    Loris Gizzi
    Loris Gizzi
    • Smirnos
    Umberto Silvestri
    • L'atleta cieco
    Mario Siletti
    • Il magistrato
    Oscar Andriani
    • il difensore di Scarpios
    Giovanni Fagioli
    • Il cancelliere di corte
    Henri Guisol
    Henri Guisol
    • Giovanni di Cappadocia
    Roger Pigaut
    Roger Pigaut
    • Andres
    Armando Annuale
    • Il mercante di sandali
    • (uncredited)
    Fortunato Arena
    • Una guardia
    • (uncredited)
    Pietro Capanna
    • Bit part
    • (uncredited)
      • Riccardo Freda
    • Writers
      • André-Paul Antoine(story)
      • Riccardo Freda(story) (screenplay)
      • René Wheeler(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The gigantic settings were built in Rome on grounds intended for an international fair to take place in 1943, but never occurred because of the war.
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      Remake of Theodora (1921)

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    8/10
    A show of splendid costumes.
    The director of this movie Riccardo Freda, made films of all sort, even fantasy-horror films and this for a lapse of time of 40 years. Maciste al l'inferno (1962) among others is still worth seeing. This movie is full of beautiful women, of course Teodora (a magnificent Gianna Maria Canale) and the treacherous Faidia (Irene Papas!). The general Belisario, (Nerio Bernardi) a complice of Teodora, who wants to save the empire, is also worth to be mentioned. The emperor Justinian (Georges Marchal) acts like a fool but sometimes Teodora has also good ideas he must admit. We have a look at the justice of that time, presided by Justinian and in the politics of the blue and the green factions. After all an entertaining movie and not at least for the splendid costumes.
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    • Sep 15, 2002

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      • December 20, 1954 (United States)
      • Italy
      • France
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • S.A.F.A. Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Lux Film
      • Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
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