THIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime!
7.092
171 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Robert Taylor | Marcus Vinicius | Unowned |
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Deborah Kerr | Lygia | Unowned |
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Leo Genn | Petronius | Unowned |
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Peter Ustinov | Nero | Unowned |
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Patricia Laffan | Poppaea | Unowned |
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Finlay Currie | Peter | Unowned |
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Abraham Sofaer | Paul of Tarsus | Unowned |
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Marina Berti | Eunice | Unowned |
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Buddy Baer | Ursus | Unowned |
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Felix Aylmer | Plautius | Unowned |
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Nora Swinburne | Pomponia | Unowned |
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Ralph Truman | Tigellinus | Unowned |
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Norman Wooland | Nerva | Unowned |
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Peter Miles | Nazarius | Unowned |
| Geoffrey Dunn | Terpnos | Unowned | |
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Nicholas Hannen | Seneca | Unowned |
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D.A. Clarke-Smith | Phaon | Unowned |
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Rosalie Crutchley | Acte | Unowned |
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John Ruddock | Chilo | Unowned |
| Arthur Walge | Croton | Unowned | |
| Elspeth March | Miriam | Unowned | |
| Strelsa Brown | Rufia | Unowned | |
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Alfredo Varelli | Lucan | Unowned |
| Roberto Ottaviano | Flavius | Unowned | |
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William Tubbs | Anaxander | Unowned |
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Pietro Tordi | Galba | Unowned |
| Marika Aba | Dancer at Nero's Banquet (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Adriano Ambrogi | Wine Bibber (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Anna Arena | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alfred Baillou | Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Giacomo Barnas | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Scott R. Beal | Fisherman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| John Binns | Officer (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Francesca Biondi | Slave Girl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Carlo Borelli | Noble (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Leslie Bradley | Hasta (2nd Praetorian) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alfred Brown | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Valentino Bruchi | Mirmillon (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Dante Ciriaci | Wine Bibber (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Frank Colson | Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Adrienne Corri | Young Christian Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Luca Cortese | Old Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| David Craig | Little Boy (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Daniel de Jonghe | Apostle (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Liana Del Balzo | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Jack Del Rio | Apostle (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Lia Di Leo | Pedicurist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Franco Fantasia | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Cesare Fasulo | Noble (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Al Ferguson | Apostle (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Enzo Fiermonte | Mounted Captain (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Enrico Formichi | Man with Wine Cup (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| John Fostini | Young Unbaptized Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Dino Galvani | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Richard Garrick | Slave (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Jack George | Fisherman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Carlo Ghisini | Guard (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Trudy Glassford | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Joan Griffiths | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Robin Hughes | Christ (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Adam Jennette | Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Philip Kieffer | Apostle (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Gipsy Kiss | Slave Girl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Lee Kresel | Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Richard Larke | Guard (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Sophia Loren | Lygia's Slave (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Giovanni Lovatelli | Banquet Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Helena Makowska | Older Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Anna Mancini | Nubian Slave Girl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Michael Mark | Fisherman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Clelia Matania | Parmenida (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Richard McNamara | Legionnaire (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harriet Medin | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dario Michaelis | Lydia's Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Ernesto Molinari | Fisherman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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John Myhers | Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Vincent Neptune | Apostle (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Anna Maria Padoan | Young Unbaptized Woman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Louis Payne | Apostle (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Pidgeon | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Aldo Pini | Headkeeper (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alberto Plebani | Steward (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paola Quattrini | Crying Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Dino Raffaelli | Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| George Restivo | Apostle (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Alfredo Rizzo | Hairdresser (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Amerigo Santarelli | Guard Tying the Christians (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leonardo Scavino | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Alessandro Serbaroli | Officer (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Bud Spencer | Imperial Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Raffaele Tana | Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Elizabeth Taylor | Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited) | Unowned |
| William Taylor | Guard Captain / Marcus' Guard (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Michael Tor | Centurian (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Giuseppe Tosi | Wrestler (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Carlo Tricoli | Apostle (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Renato Valente | Guard (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Scilla Vannucci | White Slave Girl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Giuseppe Varni | Hairdresser (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Dianora Veiga | Slave Girl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Harry J. Vejar | Fisherman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Romilda Villani | Slave Girl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Maria Zanoli | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Christopher Lee | Chariot Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Filippo Spoletini | (uncredited) | Unowned |