Messalina (1951 film)
Messalina or The Affairs of Messalina is a 1951 historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring María Félix, Georges Marchal and Memo Benassi.[1] It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome with sets designed by Gastone Medin and Vittorio Nino Novarese. It was part of a growing trend of epic historical films of 1950s. In 1954 a dubbed English version was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures.
| Messalina | |
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 A promotional picture for the film featuring María Félix. | |
| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Produced by | Carmine Gallone Cesáreo González |
| Written by | Carmine Gallone Vittorio Nino Novarese Albert Valentin Pierre Laroche Cesare Ludovici |
| Starring | María Félix Georges Marchal Memo Benassi |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
| Edited by | Niccolò Lazzari |
Production company | Produzione Gallone Filmsonor Suevia Films |
| Distributed by | CEI Incom Columbia Pictures (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Italy France Spain |
| Language | Italian |
The film portrays the story of the Messalina, the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius.
Main cast
- María Félix as Messalina
- Georges Marchal as Caio Silio / Gaius Silius
- Memo Benassi as Claudio / Claudius
- Delia Scala as Cinzia
- Erno Crisa as Timo / Timus
- Carlo Ninchi as Tauro / Taurus
- Camillo Pilotto as Ottavio / Octave
- Jean Tissier as Mnester
- Jean Chevrier as Valerio / Valerius Asiaticus
- Germaine Kerjean as Ismene
- Ave Ninchi as Locusta / Locuste
- Michel Vitold as Narciso / Narcissus
- Giuseppe Varni as Pallante
- Luigi Almirante as the jeweler
- Lamberto Picasso as the astrologer
- Gino Saltamerenda as the brothel's manager
- Cesare Barbetti as Lucio / Lucius
- Achille Majeroni as Appolonio / Appolonius
- Giovanna Galletti as the Christian woman
References
- Winkler p.232-33
Bibliography
- Winkler, Martin N. Cinema and Classical Texts: Apollo's New Light. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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