THIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime!
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
DramaHistoryRomancesuicidebased on novel or bookrome, italyroman empirechristianityemperorancient romeburningroman armynero1st centurychristian film
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Cast
- Robert TaylorMarcus Vinicius
- Deborah KerrLygia
- Leo GennPetronius
- Peter UstinovNero
- Patricia LaffanPoppaea
- Finlay CurriePeter
- Abraham SofaerPaul of Tarsus
- Marina BertiEunice
- Buddy BaerUrsus
- Felix AylmerPlautius
Crew
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector
- John Lee MahinScreenplay
- Sonya LevienScreenplay
- S. N. BehrmanScreenplay
- Henryk SienkiewiczNovel
- Robert SurteesDirector of Photography
- William V. SkallDirector of Photography
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph E. WintersEditor
- Sam ZimbalistProducer
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