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Messalina is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Vittorio Cottafavi with Belinda Lee
Messalina (1960)
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Add to a movie listMessalina (Italian: Messalina Venere imperatrice) is a 1960 Italian-French peplum film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.
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Le tribun Lucius Maximus, s'éprend de Valeria, une jeune vestale. À son retour de campagne en Arménie, il découvre qu'elle est devenue, en épousant Claudius, l'impératrice Messaline, dont les exactions exaspèrent la population. Et tandis que Messaline éliminera les uns après les autres tous ceux qui lui font obstacle, Lucius Maximus restera partagé entre son amour pour elle et sa répugnance pour ses crimes. Un jour Messaline décide d’éliminer Claudius, une décision que n'admettra pas Lucius qui participera à sa fin.Actors
Belinda Lee
(Valeria Messalina)
Spiros Focás
(Lucius Maximus)
Carlo Giustini
(Lucius Geta)
Giancarlo Sbragia
(Aulo Celso)
Giulio Donnini
(Narciso)
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