Messalina (1951 film)

Messalina

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
Release dates
  • 4 December 1951 (1951-12-04)
Running time
102 minutes
Country Italy
France
Spain
Language Italian

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.

The film portrays the story of the Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius.

Main cast

References

  1. Winkler p.232-33

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External links

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