Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace. Informed of the danger of an imminent popular uprising, Nero orders to set fire to the city, which he watches from a terrace, rejoicing and playing his lyra.
Alberto Capozzi
Nerone
Lydia De Roberti
Poppea
Luigi Maggi
Epafrodito
Mirra Principi
Ottavia
Ercole Vaser
Spione
Ernesto Vaser
Senatore / Uomo del popolo
Serafino Vite
Uomo del popolo
Mario Voller-Buzzi
Leo Ragusi
Uomo del popolo
Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace. Informed of the danger of an imminent popular uprising, Nero orders to set fire to the city, which he watches from a terrace, rejoicing and playing his lyra.
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