Messalina (1960)
Messalina Venere imperatrice (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 36min
- Drama
- 12 Mar 1960 (Italy)
- Movie
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Cast
Belinda Lee | ... |
Messalina / Valeria
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Spyros Fokas | ... |
Lucio Massimo
(as Spiros Focas)
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Carlo Giustini | ... |
Lusio Geta
(as Carlo Justini)
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Giancarlo Sbragia | ... |
Aulo Celso
(as Gian Carlo Sbragia)
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Giulio Donnini | ... |
Narciso
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Arturo Dominici | ... |
Caio Silio
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Ida Galli | ... |
Silvia
(as Arianna Galli)
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Marcello Giorda | ... |
Claudio
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Mino Doro | ... |
Suplicio
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Annie Gorassini | ... |
Courtisan Lover of Aulo Ceso
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Aroldo Tieri | ... |
Pirgo Pollinice
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Giuliano Gemma | ... |
Marcello
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Lia Angeleri | ... |
Vipidia
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Vittorio Congia | ... |
Ortotrago
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Paola Pitagora | ... |
Tortured Servant of Messalina
(as Paola Gargaloni)
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Spartaco Nale | ... |
Tibuleno
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Vladimiro Picciafuochi | ... |
Fronteus
(as Vladimiro Fochi)
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Pix Mullet |
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Nando Angelini | ... |
Glauco, Armenian Veteran
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Giorgio Zuccaro |
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Mimmo Poli | ... |
Drunken Transvestite
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Bruno Pagliani |
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Pietro Di Giulio |
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Nino Orsini |
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Bruno Scipioni | ... |
Rebellious Villager
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Benito Stefanelli | ... |
Soldier who interrupts celebrations
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Calisto Calisti | ... |
Architect
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Bruna Cealti |
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Paola Di Mario |
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Alberto Plebani | ... |
Land Owner
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Gilberto Mazzi | ... |
Consul
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Roberto Caporali |
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Antonio Corevi | ... |
Nobleman
(as Antonio Correvi)
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Alfio Caltabiano | ... |
Wrestler
(as Alfio Caltapiano)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Pasquale Basile | ... |
Tavern Brawler (uncredited)
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Giovanni Bonadonna | ... |
Tavern Brawler (uncredited)
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Aristide Catoni | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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Aldo Cecconi | ... |
Soldier in Palace Attack (uncredited)
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Calogero Chiarenza | ... |
Courtier (uncredited)
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Janine Hendy | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Ivy Holzer | ... |
Girl at Bacchanalia with Aulo Celsus (uncredited)
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Osiride Pevarello | ... |
Tavern Fight Soldier (uncredited)
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Ennio Sammartino | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Claudio Scarchilli | ... |
Tavern Brawler (uncredited)
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Directed by
Vittorio Cottafavi |
Written by
Ennio De Concini | ... | (screenplay) |
Ennio De Concini | ... | (story) |
Mario Guerra | ... | (screenplay) |
Mario Guerra | ... | (story) |
Carlo Romano | ... | (screenplay) |
Carlo Romano | ... | (story) |
Duccio Tessari | ... | (screenplay) |
Duccio Tessari | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Emo Bistolfi | ... | producer |
Music by
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
Cinematography by
Marco Scarpelli |
Editing by
Luciano Cavalieri |
Editorial Department
Andreina Casini | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
Franco Lolli |
Production Management
Alessandro Gori | ... | production supervisor |
Enrico Magretti | ... | production supervisor |
Franco Pollia | ... | production secretary |
Renato Tonini | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Duccio Tessari | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Italo Tomassi | ... | manager of art department (uncredited) |
Stunts
Pasquale Basile | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Giovanni Bonadonna | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Alfio Caltabiano | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Osiride Pevarello | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Benito Stefanelli | ... | stunt actor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Divo Cavicchioli | ... | still photographer |
Mario Cimini | ... | assistant camera |
Pasqualino De Santis | ... | camera operator |
Otello Spila | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
Carlo Savina | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Marion Mertes | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Cesare Barbetti | ... | voice dubbing: Giuliano Gemma (uncredited) |
Emilio Cigoli | ... | voice dubbing: Carlo Giustini (uncredited) |
Gualtiero De Angelis | ... | voice dubbing: Mino Doro (uncredited) |
Maria Pia Di Meo | ... | voice dubbing: Ida Galli (uncredited) |
Augusto Marcacci | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Bruno Persa | ... | voice dubbing: Vladimiro Picciafuochi (uncredited) |
Giuseppe Rinaldi | ... | voice dubbing: Spiros Focás (uncredited) |
Carlo Romano | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Lydia Simoneschi | ... | voice dubbing: Belinda Lee (uncredited) |
Massimo Turci | ... | voice dubbing: Nando Angelini (uncredited) |
Renato Turi | ... | voice dubbing: Spartaco Nale (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1964) (United States) (tv) (dubbed)
- SPI International (1999) (Romania) (tv)
- Twilight Time (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
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Plot Summary |
After the tyrannical Emperor Caligula was murdered by his Praetorian Guards, Rome needs a new emperor. The Senators and the Praetorian Guards are undecided who the next emperor should be but finally agree that Claudius, the elderly cousin of Caligula should be chosen to rule. Now they had an emperor, they now had to find him a wife. At the same time, Valeria, a cousin of Claudius, was due to become a priestess in the Temple of Vesta. Valeria is no virgin. She a beautiful temptress, who has had numerous lovers and will marry Claudius, even though he is much older. She doesn't want Claudius. She wants power. Now she will be Valeria Messalina, Empress of Rome. The most powerful woman an in the world!!!! Written by bcarruthers-76500 |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Belinda Lee : Peplum Actress (15 June 1935 - 12 March 1961) The English actress, Belinda Lee, who played Messalina, died on Monday night on the 12th March 1961 in a spectacular 100-mile-an-hour car crash. She was thrown 63 feet into the air when the back tyre blew, and the car skidded 900 feet and flipped over on its top. Three other people in the car, including her latest love, the Italian screen writer Guatiero Jacopetti, 39, suffered serious injuries in the crash near San Bernardino California, on the way to Los Angeles where she had been acting in a film. Her ashes were interred in the Non-Catholic Cemetery, (Cimetro a Cattolico) in Rome, Italy. She had previously attemped suicide in 1958 after her love affair with the Italian Prince Fillipo Orsini ended. See more » |
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