Theodora (1921 film)
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| Directed by | Leopoldo Carlucci |
| Written by | Victorien Sardou |
| Starring | Rita Jolivet and Emilia Tosini |
| Edited by | Katherine Hilliker (subtitles) |
Production company |
Ambrosio-Zanotta |
Release dates | October 14, 1921 |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Silent |
Theodora (Italian: Teodora) is a 1921 Italian silent film dramatization of the life of the Byzantine empress Theodora.
Plot
Theodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Byzantine emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. However, a love affair with a handsome Greek leads to revolution and armed conflict in both Byzantium and Rome.
Cast
- Rita Jolivet ... Teodora Augusta
- Ferruccio Biancini ... Justinian
- René Maupré ... Andreas
- Emilia Rosini ... Antonina
- Adolfo Trouché ... Belisarius
- Mariano Bottino ... Marcellus
- Guido Marciano ... Boia principale
- Marie Belfiore ... Tamyris
- Giovanni Motta ... Buzes
- Leo Sorinello ... Mara
- G. Rosetti ... Amru
- Luigi Rinaldi ... Calcante
- Alfredo ... Philo
- Alfredo Bertoncelli ... Euphrata
- Giuliano Gardini ... Cospiratore
- François Renard ... Cospiratore
- Pietro Ferrari ... Cospiratore
- Alberto Belfiore ... Cospiratore
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teodora (film). |
- Teodora at the Internet Movie Database
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