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Cast
|   | Robert Taylor | As: Marcus Vinicius | 
|   | Deborah Kerr | As: Lygia | 
|   | Leo Genn | As: Petronius | 
|   | Peter Ustinov | As: Nero | 
|   | Patricia Laffan | As: Poppaea | 
Storyline
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
| Tagline: | THIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime! | 
| Certification: | NR | 
Cast
|   | Robert Taylor | Marcus Vinicius | 
|   | Deborah Kerr | Lygia | 
|   | Leo Genn | Petronius | 
|   | Peter Ustinov | Nero | 
|   | Patricia Laffan | Poppaea | 
|   | Finlay Currie | Peter | 
|   | Abraham Sofaer | Paul | 
|   | Marina Berti | Eunice | 
|   | Buddy Baer | Ursus | 
|   | Felix Aylmer | Plautius | 
|   | Nora Swinburne | Pomponia | 
|   | Ralph Truman | Tigellinus | 
|   | Norman Wooland | Nerva | 
|   | Peter Miles | Nazarius | 
|   | Geoffrey Dunn | Terpnos | 
|   | Nicholas Hannen | Seneca | 
|   | D.A. Clarke-Smith | Phaon | 
|   | Rosalie Crutchley | Acte | 
|   | John Ruddock | Chilo | 
|   | Arthur Walge | Croton | 
|   | Elspeth March | Miriam | 
|   | Strelsa Brown | Rufia | 
|   | Alfredo Varelli | Lucan | 
|   | Roberto Ottaviano | Flavius | 
|   | William Tubbs | Anaxander | 
|   | Pietro Tordi | Galba | 
|   | Marika Aba | Dancer at Nero's Banquet (uncredited) | 
|   | Adriano Ambrogi | Wine Bibber (uncredited) | 
|   | Anna Arena | Woman (uncredited) | 
|   | Alfred Baillou | Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited) | 
|   | Giacomo Barnas | Senator (uncredited) | 
|   | Scott R. Beal | Fisherman (uncredited) | 
|   | John Binns | Officer (uncredited) | 
|   | Francesca Biondi | Slave Girl (uncredited) | 
|   | Carlo Borelli | Noble (uncredited) | 
|   | Leslie Bradley | Hasta (2nd Praetorian) (uncredited) | 
|   | Alfred Brown | Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Valentino Bruchi | Mirmillon (uncredited) | 
|   | Dante Ciriaci | Wine Bibber (uncredited) | 
|   | Frank Colson | Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Adrienne Corri | Young Christian Girl (uncredited) | 
|   | Luca Cortese | Old Man (uncredited) | 
|   | David Craig | Little Boy (uncredited) | 
|   | Daniel de Jonghe | Apostle (uncredited) | 
|   | Liana Del Balzo | Woman (uncredited) | 
|   | Jack Del Rio | Apostle (uncredited) | 
|   | Lia Di Leo | Pedicurist (uncredited) | 
|   | Franco Fantasia | Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Cesare Fasulo | Noble (uncredited) | 
|   | Al Ferguson | Apostle (uncredited) | 
|   | Enzo Fiermonte | Mounted Captain (uncredited) | 
|   | Enrico Formichi | Man with Wine Cup (uncredited) | 
|   | John Fostini | Young Unbaptized Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Dino Galvani | Senator (uncredited) | 
|   | Richard Garrick | Slave (uncredited) | 
|   | Jack George | Fisherman (uncredited) | 
|   | Carlo Ghisini | Guard (uncredited) | 
|   | Trudy Glassford | Woman (uncredited) | 
|   | Joan Griffiths | Woman (uncredited) | 
|   | Robin Hughes | Christ (voice) (uncredited) | 
|   | Adam Jennette | Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Philip Kieffer | Apostle (uncredited) | 
|   | Gipsy Kiss | Slave Girl (uncredited) | 
|   | Lee Kresel | Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Richard Larke | Guard (uncredited) | 
|   | Sophia Loren | Lygia's Slave (uncredited) | 
|   | Giovanni Lovatelli | Banquet Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Helena Makowska | Older Woman (uncredited) | 
|   | Anna Mancini | Nubian Slave Girl (uncredited) | 
|   | Michael Mark | Fisherman (uncredited) | 
|   | Clelia Matania | Parmenida (uncredited) | 
|   | Richard McNamara | Legionnaire (uncredited) | 
|   | Harriet Medin | Woman (uncredited) | 
|   | Dario Michaelis | Lydia's Guard (uncredited) | 
|   | Ernesto Molinari | Fisherman (uncredited) | 
|   | John Myhers | Guard (uncredited) | 
|   | Vincent Neptune | Apostle (uncredited) | 
|   | Anna Maria Padoan | Young Unbaptized Woman (uncredited) | 
|   | Louis Payne | Apostle (uncredited) | 
|   | Walter Pidgeon | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 
|   | Aldo Pini | Headkeeper (uncredited) | 
|   | Alberto Plebani | Steward (uncredited) | 
|   | Paola Quattrini | Crying Girl (uncredited) | 
|   | Dino Raffaelli | Man (uncredited) | 
|   | George Restivo | Apostle (uncredited) | 
|   | Alfredo Rizzo | Hairdresser (uncredited) | 
|   | Amerigo Santarelli | Guard Tying the Christians (uncredited) | 
|   | Leonardo Scavino | Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Alessandro Serbaroli | Officer (uncredited) | 
|   | Bud Spencer | Imperial Guard (uncredited) | 
|   | Raffaele Tana | Man (uncredited) | 
|   | Elizabeth Taylor | Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited) | 
|   | William Taylor | Guard Captain / Marcus' Guard (uncredited) | 
|   | Michael Tor | Centurian (uncredited) | 
|   | Giuseppe Tosi | Wrestler (uncredited) | 
|   | Carlo Tricoli | Apostle (uncredited) | 
|   | Renato Valente | Guard (uncredited) | 
|   | Scilla Vannucci | White Slave Girl (uncredited) | 
|   | Giuseppe Varni | Hairdresser (uncredited) | 
|   | Dianora Veiga | Slave Girl (uncredited) | 
|   | Harry J. Vejar | Fisherman (uncredited) | 
|   | Romilda Villani | Slave Girl (uncredited) | 
|   | Maria Zanoli | Woman (uncredited) | 
|   | Christopher Lee | Chariot Driver (uncredited) | 
|   | Filippo Spoletini | (uncredited) | 
Directed By
|   | Mervyn LeRoy | Director | 
|   | Sergio Leone | Second Unit Director | 
|   | Anthony Mann | Second Assistant Director | 
|   | Peter Bolton | Assistant Director | 
Writing Credits
|   | John Lee Mahin | Screenplay | 
|   | Sonya Levien | Screenplay | 
|   | Henryk Sienkiewicz | Novel | 
|   | S. N. Behrman | Screenplay | 
|   | Hugh Gray | Lyricist | 
Production Crew
|   | Sam Zimbalist | Producer | 
|   | Irene Howard | Casting | 
|   | Mel Ballerino | Casting | 
Edited By
|   | Ralph E. Winters | Editor | 
Costume and Makeup
|   | Joan Johnstone | Hair Designer | 
|   | Charles E. Parker | Makeup Supervisor | 
|   | Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer | 
|   | Herschel McCoy | Costume Design | 
Sound
|   | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer | 
|   | Eugene Zador | Orchestrator | 
|   | Douglas Shearer | Sound Recordist | 
|   | Piero Cavazzuti | Assistant Sound Designer | 
|   | Robert B. Lee | Sound | 
|   | George G. Schneider | Sound | 
Visual Effects
Camera
|   | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography | 
|   | William V. Skall | Director of Photography | 
|   | John Schmitz | Camera Operator | 
|   | Arthur Lemming | Assistant Camera | 
|   | George Pink | Camera Operator | 
Lighting
Art Department
|   | Al Goodman | Set Designer | 
|   | Italo Tomassi | Set Designer | 
|   | Edward C. Carfagno | Art Direction | 
|   | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction | 
|   | William A. Horning | Art Direction | 
|   | Hugh Hunt | Set Decoration | 
|   | Elso Valentini | Set Decoration | 
Other Crew
|   | Hugh Gray | Additional Writing | 
|   | Jean Michon | Stunts | 
|   | Aurel Milloss | Choreographer | 
|   | Marta Obolensky | Choreographer | 
|   | Nuno Salvação Barreto | Stunts | 
|   | A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects | 
|   | Tom Howard | Special Effects | 
|   | Alfred Schneider | Stunt Coordinator | 
|   | Donald Jahraus | Special Effects | 
|   | Belita Pechtl Klant | Stunts | 
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