After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
Top Cast
RO
Robert TaylorMarcus Vinicius
DE
Deborah KerrLygia
LE
Leo GennPetronius
PE
Peter UstinovNero
PA
Patricia LaffanPoppaea
FI
Finlay CurriePeter
AB
Abraham SofaerPaul
MA
Marina BertiEunice
BU
Buddy BaerUrsus
FE
Felix AylmerPlautius
NO
Nora SwinburnePomponia
RA
Ralph TrumanTigellinus
NO
Norman WoolandNerva
PE
Peter MilesNazarius
GE
Geoffrey DunnTerpnos
NI
Nicholas HannenSeneca
D.
D.A. Clarke-SmithPhaon
RO
Rosalie CrutchleyActe
JO
John RuddockChilo
AR
Arthur WalgeCroton
EL
Elspeth MarchMiriam
ST
Strelsa BrownRufia
AL
Alfredo VarelliLucan
RO
Roberto OttavianoFlavius
WI
William TubbsAnaxander
PI
Pietro TordiGalba
MA
Marika AbaDancer at Nero's Banquet (uncredited)
AD
Adriano AmbrogiWine Bibber (uncredited)
AN
Anna ArenaWoman (uncredited)
AL
Alfred BaillouChristian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
GI
Giacomo BarnasSenator (uncredited)
SC
Scott R. BealFisherman (uncredited)
JO
John BinnsOfficer (uncredited)
FR
Francesca BiondiSlave Girl (uncredited)
CA
Carlo BorelliNoble (uncredited)
LE
Leslie BradleyHasta (2nd Praetorian) (uncredited)
AL
Alfred BrownMan (uncredited)
VA
Valentino BruchiMirmillon (uncredited)
DA
Dante CiriaciWine Bibber (uncredited)
FR
Frank ColsonMan (uncredited)
AD
Adrienne CorriYoung Christian Girl (uncredited)
LU
Luca CorteseOld Man (uncredited)
DA
David CraigLittle Boy (uncredited)
DA
Daniel de JongheApostle (uncredited)
LI
Liana Del BalzoWoman (uncredited)
JA
Jack Del RioApostle (uncredited)
LI
Lia Di LeoPedicurist (uncredited)
FR
Franco FantasiaMan (uncredited)
CE
Cesare FasuloNoble (uncredited)
AL
Al FergusonApostle (uncredited)
EN
Enzo FiermonteMounted Captain (uncredited)
EN
Enrico FormichiMan with Wine Cup (uncredited)
JO
John FostiniYoung Unbaptized Man (uncredited)
DI
Dino GalvaniSenator (uncredited)
RI
Richard GarrickSlave (uncredited)
JA
Jack GeorgeFisherman (uncredited)
CA
Carlo GhisiniGuard (uncredited)
TR
Trudy GlassfordWoman (uncredited)
JO
Joan GriffithsWoman (uncredited)
RO
Robin HughesChrist (voice) (uncredited)
AD
Adam JennetteMan (uncredited)
PH
Philip KiefferApostle (uncredited)
GI
Gipsy KissSlave Girl (uncredited)
LE
Lee KreselMan (uncredited)
RI
Richard LarkeGuard (uncredited)
SO
Sophia LorenLygia's Slave (uncredited)
GI
Giovanni LovatelliBanquet Man (uncredited)
HE
Helena MakowskaOlder Woman (uncredited)
AN
Anna ManciniNubian Slave Girl (uncredited)
MI
Michael MarkFisherman (uncredited)
CL
Clelia MataniaParmenida (uncredited)
RI
Richard McNamaraLegionnaire (uncredited)
HA
Harriet MedinWoman (uncredited)
DA
Dario MichaelisLydia's Guard (uncredited)
ER
Ernesto MolinariFisherman (uncredited)
JO
John MyhersGuard (uncredited)
VI
Vincent NeptuneApostle (uncredited)
AN
Anna Maria PadoanYoung Unbaptized Woman (uncredited)
LO
Louis PayneApostle (uncredited)
WA
Walter PidgeonNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
AL
Aldo PiniHeadkeeper (uncredited)
AL
Alberto PlebaniSteward (uncredited)
PA
Paola QuattriniCrying Girl (uncredited)
DI
Dino RaffaelliMan (uncredited)
GE
George RestivoApostle (uncredited)
AL
Alfredo RizzoHairdresser (uncredited)
AM
Amerigo SantarelliGuard Tying the Christians (uncredited)
LE
Leonardo ScavinoMan (uncredited)
AL
Alessandro SerbaroliOfficer (uncredited)
BU
Bud SpencerImperial Guard (uncredited)
RA
Raffaele TanaMan (uncredited)
EL
Elizabeth TaylorChristian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
WI
William TaylorGuard Captain / Marcus' Guard (uncredited)