---
title: 'Theodora, Slave Empress (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Riccardo Freda'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/theodora-slave-empress-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047567/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Theodora, Slave Empress (1954)

1954 · 88 min · History · France, Italy

Original title: Teodora

## Synopsis

Theodora, Slave Empress is a 1954 film about Theodora, a former slave who married Justinian I, emperor of Byzantium in AD 527–565. It was directed by Riccardo Freda.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Riccardo Freda](https://cinepixo.com/people/riccardo-freda)
- **Screenplay:** [Riccardo Freda](https://cinepixo.com/people/riccardo-freda), [René Wheeler](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-wheeler), [Claude Accursi](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-accursi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Renzo Rossellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-rossellini)
- **Producer:** [Giuseppe Fatigati](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-fatigati)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rodolfo Lombardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-lombardi)
- **Editor:** [Leo Catozzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-catozzo)

## Cast

- [Nerio Bernardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nerio-bernardi) as Belisarius
- [Oscar Andriani](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-andriani)
- [Georges Marchal](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-marchal) as Justinian I
- [Renato Baldini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-baldini) as Arcal
- [Irene Papas](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-papas) as Faida
- [Fortunato Arena](https://cinepixo.com/people/fortunato-arena)
- [Mario Siletti](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-siletti)
- [Wilma Aris](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilma-aris)
- [Michele Riccardini](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-riccardini)
- [Olga Solbelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-solbelli) as Egina
- [Loris Gizzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/loris-gizzi)
- [Henri Guisol](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-guisol) as John the Cappadocian
- [Roger Pigaut](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-pigaut) as Andres
- [Gianna Maria Canale](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianna-maria-canale) as Theodora
- [Carlo Sposito](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-sposito) as Scarpios

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/theodora-slave-empress-1954
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1168667); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.