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Nero and the Burning of Rome

His towering misdeeds wrote his name in letters of fire among history's most terrifying pages.
Aug 28, 1953 · 1h 46m
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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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CAST

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
Directed by Primo Zeglio

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IT
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IT

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