"The Roman Banquet, the golden glories, the unrivaled luxuries, the wine, the dance, the song, the beautiful women, the sumptuous splendors that taxed a barbaric world for a night of feasting and revel-- Re-created for your entertainment in the most colossal drama produced", reads an ad in the Daily Argus of New York. Unione Cinematografica Italiana's lavish production of the oft-told tale stars Emil Jannings as Nero.
- 5.8
- 1924
- Released
- 2h 17m
Emil Jannings
Nerone
Elena Sangro
Poppea
Rina De Liguoro
Eunica
Lillian Hall-Davis
Licia
Andrea Habay
Petronius
Raimondo Van Riel
Tigellinus
Gildo Bocci
Vittelius
Gino Viotti
Chilone Chilonides
Alphons Fryland
Vinicius
Bruto Castellani
Ursus
Elga Brink
Domitilla
Arnold Kent
Roman GuardMarcella Sabbatini
GirlLucia Zanussi
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It was apparently more about finance than anything else that led to Emil Jennings being cast as Nero in this adaptation of the acclaimed Sienkiewicz novel about the rise of Christianity despite the best efforts of the Roman Emperor Nero. And lucky it did, for he turns in quite a decent performance in this quickly paced adaptation. The supporting cast work quite well too as the tale of decadence an