The Affairs of Messalina (1951)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 49min
- Action, Drama
- 01 Nov 1952 (USA)
- Movie
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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Cast
María Félix | ... |
Messalina / Messaline
(as Maria Felix)
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Georges Marchal | ... |
Caio Silvio / Caius Silvius
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Memo Benassi | ... |
Claudio / Claude
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Delia Scala | ... |
Cinzia
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Erno Crisa | ... |
Timo / Timus
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Carlo Ninchi | ... |
Tauro / Taurus
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Camillo Pilotto | ... |
Ottavio / Octave
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Jean Tissier | ... |
Mnester
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Jean Chevrier | ... |
Valerio / Valerius Asiaticus
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Germaine Kerjean | ... |
Ismene
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Ave Ninchi | ... |
Locusta / Locuste
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Michel Vitold | ... |
Narciso / Narcissus
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Giuseppe Varni | ... |
Pallante
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Luigi Almirante | ... |
Il gioielliere / Le joallier
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Lamberto Picasso | ... |
L'astrologo / L'astrologue
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Gino Saltamerenda | ... |
Il gestore del lupanare / Le tenacier du lupanar
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Cesare Barbetti | ... |
Lucio / Lucius
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Achille Majeroni | ... |
Appolonio / Appolonius
(as Achille Majaroni)
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Giovanna Galletti | ... |
La cristiana / La chrétienne
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Giulio Battiferri | ... |
Marco / Marcus (uncredited)
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Sergio Bergonzelli | ... |
(uncredited)
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Maria Bernardini | ... |
(uncredited)
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Walter Brandi | ... |
(uncredited)
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Livia Cordaro | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alma De Río | ... |
(uncredited)
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Carlo Duse | ... |
(uncredited)
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Giuliana Farnese | ... |
Arena Spectator (uncredited)
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Pasquale Fasciano | ... |
Un ceffo della suburra / Un malfrat des bas-quartiers (uncredited)
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Armando Furlai | ... |
(uncredited)
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Mario Ghignone | ... |
Conspirator (uncredited)
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Greta Gonda | ... |
Giulia / Julia (uncredited)
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Nino Javert | ... |
(uncredited)
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Guglielmo Leoncini | ... |
(uncredited)
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Elena Leone | ... |
(uncredited)
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Pino Locchi | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lia Murano | ... |
Una ancella / Une servante (uncredited)
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Elsa Pavani | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alberto Plebani | ... |
(uncredited)
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Antonino Randazzo | ... |
(uncredited)
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Ugo Sasso | ... |
(uncredited)
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Roberto Spiombi | ... |
(uncredited)
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Bruno Tocci | ... |
(uncredited)
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Darix Togni | ... |
(uncredited)
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Pietro Tordi | ... |
Un ceffo della suburra / Un malfrat des bas-quartiers (uncredited)
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Amedeo Trilli | ... |
Il guardia del carcere / Le gardien de la prison (uncredited)
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Directed by
Carmine Gallone |
Written by
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
Carmine Gallone | ... | producer |
Cesáreo González | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Renzo Rossellini |
Cinematography by
Anchise Brizzi |
Editing by
Niccolò Lazzari |
Production Design by
Gastone Medin |
Art Direction by
Vittorio Nino Novarese | ... | (as Professor V.N. Novarese) |
Set Decoration by
Gastone Medin |
Costume Design by
Vittorio Nino Novarese | ... | (as V.N. Novarese) |
Anna Maria Feo | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Raimondo Van Riel | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Gualberto Bagnoli | ... | production supervisor (as Gualtero Bagnoli) |
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
Dagmar Bolin | ... | assistant director |
Franco Cirino | ... | assistant director (as F. Cirino Pomicino) |
Carlo Duse | ... | assistant director |
Jean-Marc Paulin | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Luben Christoff | ... | assistant set decorator |
Ugo Pericoli | ... | property master |
Italo Tomassi | ... | head scenic painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Umberto Picistrelli | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Fusi | ... | camera operator |
Ettore Pesce | ... | still photographer |
Script and Continuity Department
Carla Gervasi | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
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
Distributors
- CEI Incom (1951) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1954) (United States) (dubbed)
- Films sans Frontières (2016) (France)
- France 3 (2023) (France) (tv)
- Movietime (1951) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- 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)
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