Theodora, Slave Empress

Overview

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.

Directed by Riccardo Freda

Top cast

Gianna Maria Canale

Teodora

Georges Marchal

Giustiniano

Henri Guisol

Giovanni di Cappadocia

Roger Pigaut

Andres

Renato Baldini

Arcas

Irene Papas

Faidia

Olga Solbelli

Egina

Alessandro Fersen

Metropolita

Nerio Bernardi

Belisario

Carlo Sposito

Scarpios

Loris Gizzi

Smirnos

M

Mario Siletti

Il magistrato

G

Giovanni Fagioli

Il cancelliere di corte

O

Oscar Andriani

Il difensore di Scarpios

U

Umberto Silvestri

L'atleta cieco

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