Theodora, Slave Empress
| Theodora, Slave Empress | |
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| Directed by | Riccardo Freda |
| Starring | Gianna Maria Canale |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
| Cinematography | Rodolfo Lombardi |
Release dates | 1954 |
| Language | Italian |
Theodora, Slave Empress (Italian: Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio) is a 1954 film about Theodora, a former slave who married Justinian I, emperor of Byzantium in AD 527-565. It was directed by Riccardo Freda.
Cast
- Gianna Maria Canale as "Theodora"
- Georges Marchal as "Justinian I"
- Renato Baldini as "Arcal"
- Henri Guisol as "John of Cappadocia"
- Irene Papas as "Faida"
- Olga Solbelli as "Egina"
- Roger Pigaut as "Andres"
- Nerio Bernardi as "Belisarius"
- Carletto Sposito as "Scarpios"
- Alessandro Fersen as "Metropolita"
See also
- List of historical drama films
- Late Antiquity