His towering misdeeds wrote his name in letters of fire among history's most terrifying pages.

Nero and the Burning of Rome

5.5 (2 votes)• 1953• 106m•Released

Drama

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Pushed by his mother Agrippina, Neron seized power at the expense of Britannicus. His poetry makes him commit numerous crimes. He will die stabbed after having killed his wife, his mother, his advisers, his wife's lovers, and an incredible number of Christians ...

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Languages: Italian

Director: Primo Zeglio

Starring Cast: Gino Cervi, Paola Barbara, Yvonne Sanson, Milly Vitale, Jole Fierro, Steve Barclay

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Gino Cervi

Nero

Paola Barbara

Agrippina

Yvonne Sanson

Stabilia Messalina

Milly Vitale

Atte

Jole Fierro

Poppea

Steve Barclay

Conduttore della biga

Bella Starace Sainati

Locusta

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