Theodora, Slave Empress

Theodora, Slave Empress

88 mins | Romance, History | July 2, 1954

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.

Theodora, Slave Empress

88 mins | Romance, History | July 2, 1954

Theodora, Slave Empress
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Lux Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Original title Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio
Directors Mario Mambretti, Giuseppe Divita, Ranieri Cochetti, Rolando Stragliati, Agostino Zanelli, Riccardo Freda
Writers Ranieri Cochetti, Claude Accursi, André-Paul Antoine, Riccardo Freda, René Wheeler

Cast

Gianna Maria Canale

as Teodora

Georges Marchal

as Giustiniano

Henri Guisol

as Giovanni di Cappadocia

Roger Pigaut

as Andres

Renato Baldini

as Arcas

Irene Papas

as Faidia

Olga Solbelli

as Egina

Alessandro Fersen

as Metropolita

Nerio Bernardi

as Belisario

Carlo Sposito

as Scarpios

Loris Gizzi

as Smirnos

Mario Siletti

as Il magistrato

Giovanni Fagioli

as Il cancelliere di corte

Oscar Andriani

as Il difensore di Scarpios

Umberto Silvestri

as L'atleta cieco