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Siamo a Roma nel 64 d.C. sotto l'Imperatore Nerone (Peter Ustinov), tra finzione e realtà storica. Protagonisti sono il comandante romano, Marco Vinicio (Robert Taylor), e la cristiana Lycia (Deborah Kerr). I due sono innamorati ma per loro i tempi sono difficili, è fortissima la persecuzione dei cristiani e Marco per averla deve chiederla in premio, come schiava, per i suoi meriti in battaglia. L'Imperatore sempre più folle brucia la città e accusa i cristiani condannandoli ad una uccisione di massa nell'arena del Colosseo.
QUESTO È IL PIÙ GRANDE! Lo splendore e la ferocia dell'impero più malvagio del mondo! Tre ore di spettacolo che ricorderete per tutta la vita!
Data rilascio : 08/11/1951
regia di Mervyn LeRoy
Budget : 7.623.000,00 $
Incasso : 21.037.000,00 $
Cast
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Robert Taylor
- Marcus Vinicius -
Deborah Kerr
- Lygia -
Leo Genn
- Petronius -
Peter Ustinov
- Nero -
Patricia Laffan
- Poppaea -
Finlay Currie
- Peter -
Abraham Sofaer
- Paul -
Marina Berti
- Eunice -
Buddy Baer
- Ursus -
Felix Aylmer
- Plautius -
Nora Swinburne
- Pomponia -
Ralph Truman
- Tigellinus -
Norman Wooland
- Nerva -
Peter Miles
- Nazarius -
Geoffrey Dunn
- Terpnos -
Nicholas Hannen
- Seneca -
D.A. Clarke-Smith
- Phaon -
Rosalie Crutchley
- Acte -
John Ruddock
- Chilo -
Arthur Walge
- Croton -
Elspeth March
- Miriam -
Strelsa Brown
- Rufia -
Alfredo Varelli
- Lucan -
Roberto Ottaviano
- Flavius -
William Tubbs
- Anaxander -
Pietro Tordi
- Galba -
Marika Aba
- Dancer at Nero's Banquet (uncredited) -
Adriano Ambrogi
- Wine Bibber (uncredited) -
Anna Arena
- Woman (uncredited) -
Alfred Baillou
- Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited) -
Giacomo Barnas
- Senator (uncredited) -
Scott R. Beal
- Fisherman (uncredited) -
John Binns
- Officer (uncredited) -
Francesca Biondi
- Slave Girl (uncredited) -
Carlo Borelli
- Noble (uncredited) -
Leslie Bradley
- Hasta (2nd Praetorian) (uncredited) -
Alfred Brown
- Man (uncredited) -
Valentino Bruchi
- Mirmillon (uncredited) -
Dante Ciriaci
- Wine Bibber (uncredited) -
Frank Colson
- Man (uncredited) -
Adrienne Corri
- Young Christian Girl (uncredited) -
Luca Cortese
- Old Man (uncredited) -
David Craig
- Little Boy (uncredited) -
Daniel De Jonghe
- Apostle (uncredited) -
Liana Del Balzo
- Woman (uncredited) -
Jack Del Rio
- Apostle (uncredited) -
Lia Di Leo
- Pedicurist (uncredited) -
Franco Fantasia
- Man (uncredited) -
Cesare Fasulo
- Noble (uncredited) -
Al Ferguson
- Apostle (uncredited) -
Enzo Fiermonte
- Mounted Captain (uncredited) -
Enrico Formichi
- Man with Wine Cup (uncredited) -
John Fostini
- Young Unbaptized Man (uncredited) -
Dino Galvani
- Senator (uncredited) -
Richard Garrick
- Slave (uncredited) -
Jack George
- Fisherman (uncredited) -
Carlo Ghisini
- Guard (uncredited) -
Trudy Glassford
- Woman (uncredited) -
Joan Griffiths
- Woman (uncredited) -
Robin Hughes
- Christ (voice) (uncredited) -
Adam Jennette
- Man (uncredited) -
Philip Kieffer
- Apostle (uncredited) -
Gipsy Kiss
- Slave Girl (uncredited) -
Lee Kresel
- Man (uncredited) -
Richard Larke
- Guard (uncredited) -
Sophia Loren
- Lygia's Slave (uncredited) -
Giovanni Lovatelli
- Banquet Man (uncredited) -
Helena Makowska
- Older Woman (uncredited) -
Anna Mancini
- Nubian Slave Girl (uncredited) -
Michael Mark
- Fisherman (uncredited) -
Clelia Matania
- Parmenida (uncredited) -
Richard McNamara
- Legionnaire (uncredited) -
Harriet Medin
- Woman (uncredited) -
Dario Michaelis
- Lydia's Guard (uncredited) -
Ernesto Molinari
- Fisherman (uncredited) -
John Myhers
- Guard (uncredited) -
Vincent Neptune
- Apostle (uncredited) -
Anna Maria Padoan
- Young Unbaptized Woman (uncredited) -
Louis Payne
- Apostle (uncredited) -
Walter Pidgeon
- Narrator (voice) (uncredited) -
Aldo Pini
- Headkeeper (uncredited) -
Alberto Plebani
- Steward (uncredited) -
Paola Quattrini
- Crying Girl (uncredited) -
Dino Raffaelli
- Man (uncredited) -
George Restivo
- Apostle (uncredited) -
Alfredo Rizzo
- Hairdresser (uncredited) -
Amerigo Santarelli
- Guard Tying the Christians (uncredited) -
Leonardo Scavino
- Man (uncredited) -
Alessandro Serbaroli
- Officer (uncredited) -
Bud Spencer
- Imperial Guard (uncredited) -
Raffaele Tana
- Man (uncredited) -
Elizabeth Taylor
- Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited) -
William Taylor
- Guard Captain / Marcus' Guard (uncredited) -
Michael Tor
- Centurian (uncredited) -
Giuseppe Tosi
- Wrestler (uncredited) -
Carlo Tricoli
- Apostle (uncredited) -
Renato Valente
- Guard (uncredited) -
Scilla Vannucci
- White Slave Girl (uncredited) -
Giuseppe Varni
- Hairdresser (uncredited) -
Dianora Veiga
- Slave Girl (uncredited) -
Harry J. Vejar
- Fisherman (uncredited) -
Romilda Villani
- Slave Girl (uncredited) -
Maria Zanoli
- Woman (uncredited) -
Christopher Lee
- Chariot Driver (uncredited)