
History
Romance
Action
Theodora, Slave Empress
5.9
88 min
1954
Riccardo Freda
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.
Top Cast

Gianna Maria Canale
Teodora

Georges Marchal
Giustiniano

Henri Guisol
Giovanni di Cappadocia

Roger Pigaut
Andres

Renato Baldini
Arcas