The Affairs of Messalina (1951)

Messalina (original title)

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1h 49min
Action, Drama
01 Nov 1952 (USA)
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A story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death.

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Carmine Gallone

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	María Félix	...	Messalina / Messaline (as Maria Felix)
	Georges Marchal	...	Caio Silvio / Caius Silvius
	Memo Benassi	...	Claudio / Claude
	Delia Scala	...	Cinzia
	Erno Crisa	...	Timo / Timus
	Carlo Ninchi	...	Tauro / Taurus
	Camillo Pilotto	...	Ottavio / Octave
	Jean Tissier	...	Mnester
	Jean Chevrier	...	Valerio / Valerius Asiaticus
	Germaine Kerjean	...	Ismene
	Ave Ninchi	...	Locusta / Locuste
	Michel Vitold	...	Narciso / Narcissus
	Giuseppe Varni	...	Pallante
	Luigi Almirante	...	Il gioielliere / Le joallier
	Lamberto Picasso	...	L'astrologo / L'astrologue
	Gino Saltamerenda	...	Il gestore del lupanare / Le tenacier du lupanar
	Cesare Barbetti	...	Lucio / Lucius
	Achille Majeroni	...	Appolonio / Appolonius (as Achille Majaroni)
	Giovanna Galletti	...	La cristiana / La chrétienne
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Giulio Battiferri	...	Marco / Marcus (uncredited)
	Sergio Bergonzelli	...	(uncredited)
	Maria Bernardini	...	(uncredited)
	Walter Brandi	...	(uncredited)
	Livia Cordaro	...	(uncredited)
	Alma De Río	...	(uncredited)
	Carlo Duse	...	(uncredited)
	Giuliana Farnese	...	Arena Spectator (uncredited)
	Pasquale Fasciano	...	Un ceffo della suburra / Un malfrat des bas-quartiers (uncredited)
	Armando Furlai	...	(uncredited)
	Mario Ghignone	...	Conspirator (uncredited)
	Greta Gonda	...	Giulia / Julia (uncredited)
	Nino Javert	...	(uncredited)
	Guglielmo Leoncini	...	(uncredited)
	Elena Leone	...	(uncredited)
	Pino Locchi	...	(uncredited)
	Lia Murano	...	Una ancella / Une servante (uncredited)
	Elsa Pavani	...	(uncredited)
	Alberto Plebani	...	(uncredited)
	Antonino Randazzo	...	(uncredited)
	Ugo Sasso	...	(uncredited)
	Roberto Spiombi	...	(uncredited)
	Bruno Tocci	...	(uncredited)
	Darix Togni	...	(uncredited)
	Pietro Tordi	...	Un ceffo della suburra / Un malfrat des bas-quartiers (uncredited)
	Amedeo Trilli	...	Il guardia del carcere / Le gardien de la prison (uncredited)

Directed by

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Carmine Gallone

Written by

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Carmine Gallone	...	(story) &
Vittorio Nino Novarese	...	(screenplay) &
Albert Valentin	...	(screenplay) &
Pierre Laroche	...	(dialogue) &
Cesare Lodovici	...	(dialogue)

Tacitus	...	(based on the writings of) &
Lucio Anneo Seneca	...	(based on the writings of) &
Suetonius	...	(based on the writings of) &
Marcus Valerius Martialis	...	(based on the writings of) &
Juvenal	...	(based on the writings of)

Produced by

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Carmine Gallone	...	producer
Cesáreo González	...	producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Renzo Rossellini

Cinematography by

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Anchise Brizzi

Editing by

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Niccolò Lazzari

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(as Nicolò Lazzari)

Production Design by

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Gastone Medin

Art Direction by

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Vittorio Nino Novarese

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(as Professor V.N. Novarese)

Set Decoration by

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Gastone Medin

Costume Design by

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Vittorio Nino Novarese	...	(as V.N. Novarese)
Anna Maria Feo	...	(uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Raimondo Van Riel

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makeup artist

Production Management

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Gualberto Bagnoli	...	production supervisor
Carlo Bugiani	...	production manager
Giulio Fiaschi	...	production manager
Livio Pavanelli	...	unit manager
Jacques Plante	...	production manager (as Jacques Planté)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dagmar Bolin	...	assistant director
Franco Cirino	...	assistant director (as F. Cirino Pomicino)
Carlo Duse	...	assistant director
Jean-Marc Paulin	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Luben Christoff	...	assistant set decorator
Ugo Pericoli	...	property master
Italo Tomassi	...	head scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Giuseppe Picistrelli	...	sound
Umberto Picistrelli	...	sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alberto Fusi	...	camera operator
Ettore Pesce	...	still photographer

Script and Continuity Department

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Carla Gervasi

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Viola Heermann	...	choreographer (as Sigra Viola Heermann)
Nicodemo Tommaso	...	gladiator fights
Marino Vaccà	...	production secretary
Giovanna Scotto	...	voice dubbing: Giovanna Galletti (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi	...	voice dubbing: Maria Felix (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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CEI Incom (1951) (Italy) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures (1954) (United States) (dubbed)
Cosmic Publishing (2024) (Japan) (DVD)
Films sans Frontières (2016) (France)
France 3 (2023) (France) (tv)
Medusa Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
Movietime (1951) (World-wide)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Casa d'Arte di Firenze (costumes)
Cinecittà (stages)
Circo Nazionale Togni (lions lent by)
Ditta Maggi (wigs)
Ditta Pompei (shoes)
Ditta Tani & Figli (furniture)
Ferrania (film stock)
Radio Record Ricordi (music published by)
Rancati (weapons and armourers)
Stabilimenti Boschi (post-production facilities)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	character-name-as-title mssalina-character 40s wife evil See All (43) »
Taglines	Empress of love in an era of sin! See more »
Genres	Action Drama History Romance
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Certification	France:Tous publics Italy:T Netherlands:18 (orginal rating) Sweden:15 United States:Not Rated West Germany:18 (nf)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Messaline (France) Mesalina (Spain) The Affairs of Messalina (United States) The Affair of Messalina (United Kingdom) Die grausame Schöne - Messalina (Germany) See more »
Runtime	109 min
Country	Italy France Spain
Language	Italian French
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound System)
Filming Locations	Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

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Trivia

Livia Cordaro's and Maria Bernardini's debut. See more »

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