Summary
On seaside holiday, Nero, Poppea, Seneca and their friends and family prepare a great show where Nero will star. When his mother Agrippina arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she's asking for trouble. Many attempts of murder and poisoning will happen on the eve of his great show.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 60
Audience score67%
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most comedies, −12 min on the typical 100
typical 10088Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
+23Released
1956
September 13, 1956
70 years ago
Genres
ComedyHistoryLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
France
Italy
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 13 more17 people
- Alberto SordiNero
- Vittorio De SicaSeneca
- Brigitte BardotPoppea
- Gloria SwansonAgrippina
- Ciccio BarbiAncieto
- Giorgia MollLidia
- Memmo CarotenutoCreperio
- Mino DoroCorbulone
Enzo FurlaiSegimanio
Agnese DubbiniUgolilla
Amalia PellegriniAcceronia
Mimmo PoliThe Builder of the Theater
Barbara ShelleyA Guest at the Villa- GCGiulio CalìThe Carpenter
Nino VingelliAnother Carpenter
Arturo BragagliaA Senior Senator
Mario MazzaTacito
Directing · 4
- Steno Director, Screenplay
- Lucio Fulci First Assistant Director
- Luigi Vanzi First Assistant Director
- Gigliola Rosmino Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
- Ugo Guerra Screenplay
- Diego Fabbri Screenplay
- Sandro Continenza Screenplay
- Rodolfo Sonego Screenplay, Story
Production · 5
- Franco Cristaldi Producer
- Pietro Notarianni Production Manager
- Guglielmo Colonna Unit Manager
- Sergio Filesi Production Secretary
- Paolo Giovanardi Unit Manager
Camera · 2
- Mario Bava Director of Photography, Special Effects
- Corrado Bartoloni Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Mario Serandrei Editor
- Giuliana Attenni Editor
Sound · 3
- Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Original Music Composer
- Carlo Savina Conductor
- Mario Messina Sound
Art · 2
- Piero Filippone Production Design
- Gianni Polidori Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Veniero Colasanti Costume Design
- Libero Politi Makeup Artist
- Gabriella Borzelli Hairstylist
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