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Cast
Amleto Novelli | As: Vinicius | |
Gustavo Serena | As: Petronius | |
Bruto Castellani | As: Ursus | |
Amelia Cattaneo | As: Eunice | |
Carlo Cattaneo | As: Nero |
Storyline
During the latter years of the reign of the tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, Marcus Vinicius, one of Nero's officers, falls in love with a young Christian named Lygia, attempting to enslave her. Lygia's protector, the noble and burly Ursus, works to save her from Vinicius' clutches. Pursuing Lygia, Vinicius finds himself at a catacomb prayer meeting led by the apostle Peter and finds his conscience stirring-- just as Nero orders Rome burned. A landmark in epic film, Enrico Guazzoni’s grand-scale masterpiece laid the foundations for what colossal Italian spectacles would become. The film had tremendous influence on Giovanni Pastrone’s Cabiria (1914) and D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance (1916).
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Cast
Amleto Novelli |
Vinicius |
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Gustavo Serena |
Petronius |
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Bruto Castellani |
Ursus |
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Amelia Cattaneo |
Eunice |
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Carlo Cattaneo |
Nero |
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Lea Giunchi |
Lygia |
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Augusto Mastripietri |
Chino |
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Cesare Moltini |
Tigellinus |
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Olga Brandini |
Poppaea |
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Ignazio Lupi |
Aulus |
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Giovanni Gizzi |
Saint Peter |
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Lia Orlandini |
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Ida Carloni Talli |
Directed By
Enrico Guazzoni |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Enrico Guazzoni |
Writer |
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Henryk Sienkiewicz |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Edited By
Enrico Guazzoni |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
Enrico Guazzoni |
Art Direction |
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Enrico Guazzoni |
Production Design |
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Camillo Innocenti |
Production Design |
Other Crew
Eugenio Bava |
Cinematography |
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Alessandro Bona |
Cinematography |
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