Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
2h 51m
Drama
| History
| Romance
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.
Robert Taylor
Marcus Vinicius
Deborah Kerr
Lygia
Leo Genn
Petronius
Peter Ustinov
Nero
Patricia Laffan
Poppaea
Finlay Currie
Peter
Abraham Sofaer
Paul
Marina Berti
Eunice
Buddy Baer
Ursus
Sam Zimbalist
Producer
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Sonya Levien
Screenplay
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Novel
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
S. N. Behrman
Screenplay
William V. Skall
Director of Photography