Messalina
MovieTitle | Messalina Venere imperatrice |
User score | 5.5 |
Release date | Mar 12, 1960 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Vittorio Cottafavi |
Production country | Italy |
Production companies | Cineproduzione Emo Bistolfi |
Run time | 96 min. |
Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The subject of countless film treatments, Rome's most villified empress is herein played by British actress Belinda Lee.