The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Riccardo FredaDirector
- René WheelerScreenplay
- Claude AccursiScreenplay
- Ranieri CochettiScreenplay
- Riccardo FredaScreenplay
- Renzo RosselliniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gianna Maria CanaleTeodora
- Georges MarchalGiustiniano
- Henri GuisolGiovanni di Cappadocia
- Roger PigautAndres
- Renato BaldiniArcas
- Irene PapasFaidia
- Olga SolbelliEgina
- Alessandro FersenMetropolita
- Nerio BernardiBelisario
- Carlo SpositoScarpios
- Loris GizziSmirnos
- Mario SilettiIl magistrato