Theodora, Slave Empress (1954)

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Country: France, Italy
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Release: 1954-12-20
Director: Riccardo Freda
Writers: André-Paul Antoine , Riccardo Freda , René Wheeler , Claude Accursi
Language: Italian
Stars: Georges Marchal , Gianna Maria Canale , Renato Baldini , Irene Papas , Carlo Sposito , Nerio Bernardi , Olga Solbelli , Alessandro Fersen , Loris Gizzi , Umberto Silvestri
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Teodora - orjakeisarinna (Finland) , Teodora - En gatepikes karriere (Norway) , Theodora, keizerin van Byzantium (Belgium) , Teodora, emperatriz de Bizancio (Spain) , Théodora, impératrice de Byzance (France, French Republic) , Teodora, Imperatriz de Bizâncio (Brazil) , Die Kaiserin des oströmischen Reichs (Germany) , Teodora, cesarzowa bizantyjska (Poland) , Theodora - Kaiserin von Byzanz , Théodora, impératrice de Byzance (Belgium) , Teodora (Argentina) , Teodora (Romania) , Theodora, Slave Empress (United States of America) , Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio (Italy) , Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio , Teodora - en gatflickas karriär (Sweden) , Theodora, i aftokrateira tou Vyzantiou (Greece) , Teodora, Imperatriz de Bizâncio (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Theodora - Kaiserin von Byzanz (Austria) , Teodora (Turkey) , Teodora (Denmark) , 戦車を駆る女王テオドラ (Japan) , Théodora, impératrice de Byzance (Canada)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0047567