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Theodora, Slave Empress (Italian: Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio) is a 1954 film about Theodora, a former slave who married Justinian I, emperor of Byzantium in AD 527–565. It was directed by Riccardo Freda.
Original Release
07/02/1954
US Release
12/20/1954
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Georges Marchal | Giustiniano |
| Gianna Maria Canale | Teodora |
| Renato Baldini | Arcas |
| Carlo Sposito | Scarpios (as Carletto Sposíto) / Scarpios |
| Nerio Bernardi | Belisario |
| Olga Solbelli | Egina |
| Alessandro Fersen | Metropolita |
| Loris Gizzi | Smirnos |
| Umberto Silvestri | L'atleta cieco |
| Mario Siletti | Il magistrato |
Directors
Writers
Riccardo Freda, André-Paul Antoine, René Wheeler, Claude Accursi, Ranieri Cochetti
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Georges Marchal | Giustiniano |
| Gianna Maria Canale | Teodora |
| Renato Baldini | Arcas |
| Carlo Sposito | Scarpios (as Carletto Sposíto) / Scarpios |
| Nerio Bernardi | Belisario |
| Olga Solbelli | Egina |
| Alessandro Fersen | Metropolita |
| Loris Gizzi | Smirnos |
| Umberto Silvestri | L'atleta cieco |
| Mario Siletti | Il magistrato |
| Oscar Andriani | |
| Giovanni Fagioli | Il cancelliere di corte |
| Henri Guisol | Giovanni di Cappadocia |
| Roger Pigaut | Andres |
| Armando Annuale | Il mercante di sandali |
| Fortunato Arena | Una guardia |
| Pietro Capanna | Bit part |
| Libero Intorre | Bit part |
| Giorgio Murri | Bit part |
| Michele Riccardini | Il carceriere |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Giuseppe Fatigati | Producer |
| Renato Gualino | Producer |
| Riccardo Gualino | Producer |
| Pierre Gurgo-Salice | Producer |
