Theodora, Slave Empress

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.

Discover

Georges Marchal

Giustiniano

Henri Guisol

Giovanni di Cappadocia

Irene Papas

Faidia

Alessandro Fersen

Metropolita

Nerio Bernardi

Belisario

Carlo Sposito

Scarpios

Loris Gizzi

Smirnos

Mario Siletti

Il magistrato

Giovanni Fagioli

Il cancelliere di corte

Oscar Andriani

Il difensore di Scarpios

Umberto Silvestri

L'atleta cieco

Art

Filiberto Sbardella

Production Design

Antonio Valente

Production Design

Flora Capponi

Set Decoration

Camera

Osvaldo Civirani

Still Photographer

Guglielmo Lombardi

Camera Operator

Mario Alberti

Camera Operator

Giorgio Attili

Camera Operator

Rodolfo Lombardi

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Giuseppe Annunziata

Makeup Artist

Renata Longari

Hairstylist

Giuseppe Peruzzi

Makeup Artist

Lina Cassini

Hairstylist

Veniero Colasanti

Costume Design

Directing

Riccardo Freda

Director

Agostino Zanelli

Script Supervisor

Ranieri Cochetti

First Assistant Director

Giuseppe Divita

First Assistant Director

Mario Mambretti

Second Assistant Director

Rolando Stragliati

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Franco Adorno

Production Secretary

Giuseppe Fatigati

Production Manager

Riccardo Freda

Producer

Angelo Fanano

Unit Manager

Sound

Franco Ferrara

Conductor

Renzo Rossellini

Original Music Composer

Writing

René Wheeler

Screenplay

Riccardo Freda

Screenplay

Ranieri Cochetti

Screenplay

Claude Accursi

Screenplay

Art

Filiberto Sbardella

Production Design

Antonio Valente

Production Design

Flora Capponi

Set Decoration

Camera

Osvaldo Civirani

Still Photographer

Guglielmo Lombardi

Camera Operator

Mario Alberti

Camera Operator

Giorgio Attili

Camera Operator

Rodolfo Lombardi

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Giuseppe Annunziata

Makeup Artist

Renata Longari

Hairstylist

Giuseppe Peruzzi

Makeup Artist

Lina Cassini

Hairstylist

Veniero Colasanti

Costume Design

Directing

Riccardo Freda

Director

Agostino Zanelli

Script Supervisor

Ranieri Cochetti

First Assistant Director

Giuseppe Divita

First Assistant Director

Mario Mambretti

Second Assistant Director

Rolando Stragliati

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Franco Adorno

Production Secretary

Giuseppe Fatigati

Production Manager

Riccardo Freda

Producer

Angelo Fanano

Unit Manager

Sound

Franco Ferrara

Conductor

Renzo Rossellini

Original Music Composer

Writing

René Wheeler

Screenplay

Riccardo Freda

Screenplay

Ranieri Cochetti

Screenplay

Claude Accursi

Screenplay