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.
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
suicide
based on novel or book
rome, italy
roman empire
christianity
emperor
ancient rome
burning
roman army
nero
1st century
christian film
claudius caesar
guarda pretoriana
praetorian guard
matricídio
sêneca
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Robert Taylor
Marcus Vinicius
Deborah Kerr
Lygia
Leo Genn
Petronius
Peter Ustinov
Nero
Patricia Laffan
Poppaea
Finlay Currie
Peter
Abraham Sofaer
Paul of Tarsus
Marina Berti
Eunice
Buddy Baer
Ursus
Felix Aylmer
Plautius
Nora Swinburne
Pomponia
Ralph Truman
Tigellinus
Crew
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Sonya Levien
Screenplay
S. N. Behrman
Screenplay
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Sam Zimbalist
Producer
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Novel
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Sergio Leone
Second Unit Director
Douglas Shearer
Sound Recordist
Popular Reviews
28 reviews
Alex Teichman
5.0★ · 03/06/26
Long! Action was pretty underwhelming. Massive scale model was cool tho.
Long! Action was pretty underwhelming. Massive scale model was cool tho.
jin
5.0★ · 10/05/25
couldn't care less unless deborah kerr is on the screen... beautiful gowns tho
couldn't care less unless deborah kerr is on the screen... beautiful gowns tho
Rareș Sbenghe
5.0★ · 10/03/25
Watched in Latin classes.
Watched in Latin classes.
Adriana
5.4★ · 01/01/24
Nerón el primer cobarde
Nerón el primer cobarde
ImanoldeF
7.6★ · 04/16/22
Dicen el título en un diálogo de la peli, así que todo en orden.
Dicen el título en un diálogo de la peli, así que todo en orden.
