''Messalina'' is a 1924 Italian historical

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Enrico Guazzoni Enrico Guazzoni (18 December 1876 – 23 September 1949) Birth name Enrico Guazzone. Additionally, document states in lower right, "è morte in Roma in 23-9-49 / died in Rome 23 September 1949". was an Italian screenwriter and film director. G ...

and starring

Rina De Liguoro Rina De Liguoro (24 July 1892 – 15 April 1966) was an Italian film actress. Born Elena Caterina Catardi, she changed her name after marrying film actor and director Wladimiro De Liguoro in 1918. She appeared in leading roles in a number of It ...

Calisto Bertramo Calisto Bertramo (28 August 1875 – 30 September 1941) was an Italian stage and film actor. Bertramo appeared in around twenty films and frequently on the stage. He played a leading role in the 1923 London staging of ''The Lady from the Sea''.W ...

, and

Gildo Bocci Gildo Bocci (1 September 1886 – 22 July 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1913 and 1959. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Messalina'' (1924) - Apollonio * '' Quo Vadis'' (1924) - ...

.Moliterno p.158 It portrays the life of

Messalina Valeria Messalina (; ) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputatio ...

, the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius.

Cast

as Apollonio * Bruto Castellani as Tigrane * Mario Cusmich *

Édouard de Max Édouard Alexandre de Max (born Eduard-Alexandru Max Romalo; 14 February 1869 – 28 October 1924) was a Romanian actor who became a star in Parisian theatre. As a student at the Paris Conservatoire he won prizes for tragedy and comedy, but it was ...

* Alfredo de Felice *

Aristide Garbini Aristide Garbini (1890–1950) was an Italian film actor.Verdone p.83 Selected filmography * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * ''Messalina'' (1924) * '' Miryam'' (1929) * ''Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Ragazzo'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''Ald ...

as Narciso * Rita Jolivet * Augusto Mastripietri as Claudio * Gino Talamo as Ennio * Gianna Terribili-Gonzales as Mirit * Adolfo Trouché * Lucia Zanussi as Egle

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1924 films Italian historical drama films Italian epic films Italian silent feature films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Enrico Guazzoni 1920s historical drama films Films set in ancient Rome Films set in the Roman Empire Films set in the 1st century Italian films based on plays Cultural depictions of Messalina Italian black-and-white films 1924 drama films Silent historical drama films Silent adventure films 1920s Italian films {{historic-film-stub