Theodora, Slave Empress

(1954)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 12 votes

Genres: History, Romance, Action

Year: 1954

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: France, Italy

Director: Riccardo Freda

Cast: Gianna Maria Canale, Georges Marchal, Henri Guisol, Roger Pigaut, Renato Baldini, Irene Papas, Olga Solbelli, Alessandro Fersen, Nerio Bernardi, Carlo Sposito

Plot

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.