Messalina (1951 film)
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A promotional picture for the film featuring María Félix.
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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Produced by | Carmine Gallone Cesáreo González |
| Written by | Carmine Gallone Vittorio Nino Novarese Albert Valentin Pierre Laroche Cesare Ludovici |
| Starring | María Félix Georges Marchal Memo Benassi |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
| Edited by | Niccolò Lazzari |
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Produzione Gallone
Filmsonor Suevia Films |
| Distributed by | CEI Incom |
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102 minutes |
| Country | Italy France Spain |
| Language | Italian |
Messalina or The Affairs of Messalina is a 1951 historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring María Félix, Georges Marchal and Memo Benassi.[1] It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome with sets designed by Gastone Medin and Vittorio Nino Novarese. It was part of a growing trend of epic historical films of 1950s. In 1954 a dubbed English version was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures.
The film portrays the story of the Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius.
Main cast
- María Félix as Messalina / Messaline
- Georges Marchal as Caio Silvio / Caius Silvius
- Memo Benassi as Claudio / Claude
- Delia Scala as Cinzia
- Erno Crisa as Timo / Timus
- Carlo Ninchi as Tauro / Taurus
- Camillo Pilotto as Ottavio / Octave
- Jean Tissier as Mnester
- Jean Chevrier as Valerio / Valerius Asiaticus
- Germaine Kerjean as Ismene
- Ave Ninchi as Locusta / Locuste
- Michel Vitold as Narciso / Narcissus
- Giuseppe Varni as Pallante
- Luigi Almirante as Il gioielliere / Le joallier
- Lamberto Picasso as L'astrologo / L'astrologue
- Gino Saltamerenda as Il gestore del lupanare / Le tenacier du lupanar
- Cesare Barbetti as Lucio / Lucius
- Achille Majeroni as Appolonio / Appolonius
- Giovanna Galletti as La cristiana / La chrétienne
References
- ↑ Winkler p.232-33
Bibliography
- Winkler, Martin N. Cinema and Classical Texts: Apollo's New Light. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Messalina at IMDb
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