Nero and the Burning of Rome (1953)

Original title

Nerone e Messalina

Directed by

Primo Zeglio

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Italian film shows the Roman emperor Nero and his relationship with Messalina. It covers political conflicts and personal schemes in ancient Rome, based loosely on real historical events.

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What happens

Nero and the Burning of Rome (Italian: Nerone e Messalina) is a 1953 Italian epic historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and loosely based on real life events of Roman emperor Nero. It was based on the novel Nerone e Messalina (c.1949) by Harry Bluhmen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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