Theodora, Slave Empress
MovieTitle | Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio |
User score | 5.9 |
Release date | Jul 2, 1954 |
Genre | History, Romance, Action |
Director | Riccardo Freda |
Production country | France, Italy |
Production companies | Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Lux Film |
Run time | 88 min. |
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.