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title: 'Nero and the Burning of Rome (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Primo Zeglio'
released: '1953-08-28'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nero-and-the-burning-of-rome-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041688/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nero and the Burning of Rome (1953)

1953 · 106 min · Drama, History · Italy

Original title: Nerone e Messalina

## Synopsis

Nero and the Burning of Rome is a 1953 Italian epic historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and loosely based on real life events of Roman emperor Nero. It was based on the novel Nerone e Messalina (c.1949) by Harry Bluhmen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Primo Zeglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/primo-zeglio)
- **Screenplay:** [Primo Zeglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/primo-zeglio), [Paolo Levi](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-levi), [Fulvio Palmieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/fulvio-palmieri)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Porrino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-porrino)
- **Producer:** [Luciano Doria](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-doria)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tonino Delli Colli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-delli-colli), [Mario Albertelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-albertelli)
- **Editor:** [Giancarlo Cappelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-cappelli)

## Cast

- [Lamberto Picasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/lamberto-picasso) as Seneca
- [Elsa Vazzoler](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-vazzoler)
- [Memmo Carotenuto](https://cinepixo.com/people/memmo-carotenuto)
- [Steve Barclay](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-barclay) as Conduttore Della Biga
- [Yvonne Sanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-sanson) as Stabilia Messalina
- [Jole Fierro](https://cinepixo.com/people/jole-fierro) as Poppea
- [Bella Starace Sainati](https://cinepixo.com/people/bella-starace-sainati) as Locusta
- [Renzo Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-ricci) as Petronio
- [Cesare Bettarini](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesare-bettarini)
- [Silvana Jachino](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvana-jachino) as Eunike
- [Loris Gizzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/loris-gizzi) as Decius Metellus
- [Carlo Giustini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-giustini) as Britannico
- [Armando Annuale](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-annuale)
- [Paola Barbara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-barbara) as Agrippina
- [Milly Vitale](https://cinepixo.com/people/milly-vitale) as Atte

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