• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1951-11-08
  • Runtime171 minutes
  • TaglineTHIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime!
  • Revenue21,037,000$
  • GenreDrama, History, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Budget7,623,000$

Movie Overview

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Casts

Robert Taylor

Deborah Kerr

Leo Genn

Peter Ustinov

Patricia Laffan

Finlay Currie

Abraham Sofaer

Marina Berti

Buddy Baer

Felix Aylmer

Nora Swinburne

Ralph Truman

Norman Wooland

Peter Miles

Nicholas Hannen

D.A. Clarke-Smith

Rosalie Crutchley

Alfredo Varelli

William Tubbs

Pietro Tordi