Παρασκευή 29 Δεκεμβρίου 2023

Vittorio Cottafavi "Messalina" peplum film 1960 Belinda Lee Spiros Focas φωτό-δραμα Κινηματογραφικά

 




Vittorio Cottafavi

Messalina

peplum film 1960

Belinda Lee

Spiros Focas [ Σπύρος Φωκάς ]

φωτό-δραμα

Κινηματογραφικά 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Belinda Lee as Valeria Messalina

 

 

 

 



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Belinda Lee






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Messalina

Imperial Venus

 

 

 

 


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with

Spiros Focas

 

 

 

 


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Carlo Justini 

 

 

 


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Gian Carlo Sbragia

 

 

 



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Giulio Donnini

 

 


 


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Arturo Dominici

 

 

 

 


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Arianna Galli   [ Ida Galli ]

 




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Marcello Giorda

Annie Gorassini

Mino Doro

Aroldo Tieri

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Giuliano Gemma

Lia Angeleri

Vittorio Congia

Paola Gargaloni

Spartaco Nale

Vladimiro Fochi

Pix Mullet

Nando Angelini

Giorgio Zuccaro

 

 


 


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Mimmo Poli 

Bruno Pagliani

Pietro Di Giulio

Nino Orsini

Bruno Scipioni

Benito Stefanelli

Calisto Calisti

Bruna Cealti

Paola Di Mario

Alberto Plebani

Gilberto Mazzi 

Roberto Caporali

Antonio Correvi

Alfio Caltapiano

 


 

 


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story and screenplay by

Ennio De Concini

Mario Guerra

Carlo Romano

Duccio Tessari

 

 

 

 

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choreography by

  Dino Cavallo

leading dancers

  Janin Handy

  Ennio Sammartino

 

 

 


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costumes

    Dina Di Bari

 

 

 

 

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musical score by

   A.F. Lavagnino

directed by

   Carlo Savina

 

 

 

 

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director of photography

   Marco Scarpelli

    

 

 

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executive producer

   Renato Tonini

 

 

 

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directed by

   Vittorio Cottafavi

 

 

 

 

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produced by

   Emo Bistolfi

 

 

 

 

 

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Belinda Lee as Valeria

 

 

 

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Belinda Lee as Valeria

 

 

 

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Suplicius and Valeria

 


 

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Suplicius and Valeria (Messalina)

 

 

 

 

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Claudius becomes emperor of Rome

 

    

 

 

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Belinda Lee as Valeria  

 

 

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Belinda Lee as Valeria 

 

 


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Belinda Lee as Valeria 

 


 

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[ Spiros Focas and Belinda Lee ] 

Lucius Maximus and Valeria

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus and Valeria

 

 

   

 

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Spiros Focas and Belinda Lee

 

 

 

 

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Spiros Focas and Belinda Lee

 

 



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Lucius Maximus and Valeria 

 

 

 

 

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Spiros Focas and Belinda Lee

 

 

 

 

 

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Claudius marries Valeria ( Messalina )

 

 

 

 

 


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Suplicius and Valeria Messalina

 

 

 

 

 

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Messalina to Suplicius:

I give you the finest wine in empire

 

 

 

 

 

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Messalina poisons Suplicius with wine

 

 

 

 

 

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Messalina poisons Suplicius with wine

 

 

 

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Messalina kills poisoned Suplicius

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta and Messalina

    

 

 

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sleeping Messalina

 

 

 

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Messalina awakens

 


 

 

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Messalina seduces Marcellus

 

 

 

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Messalina seduces her would-be assassin Marcellus

 

 




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Belinda Lee as Messalina

Messalina seduces her would-be murderer Marcellus

Messalina to Marcellus:

Why hate when there is love ?

 

 

 

 

 

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Giuliano Gemma as Marcellus

Marcellus, having slept with Messalina and from almost being  her potential murderer, has become her lover, is handed over by Messalina to the guard as the murderer of Suplicius.  

 

 

 

 


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Messalina after the execution of Marcellus

 

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus returns to Rome after two years of campaigning

 

 

 

 


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Valeria meets Lucius Maximus soon after his return as Valeria and not as Messalina

 

 

 

 

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Valeria and Lucius Maximus

 

 

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Valeria

 

 

 

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Valeria to Lucius Maximus:

Would you love me despite whatever happened in those two years ?

Lucius Maximus to Valeria:

Your kisses cancel the past and everything else.

Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

So kiss me.

   Kiss me, love me.

   I need you so much.

 

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta and Lucius Maximus in palace

Maximus to Geta:

Announce me to the emperor.

Geta to Maximus:

I will ask the empress to listen you.

 

 

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Geta to Maximus:

You don’t know Messalina.

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta announces Lucius Maximus to empress Messalina and leaves.

 

 

 

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Spiros Focas and Belinda Lee

Maximus looks at Valeria in surprise.

tribune Lucius Maximus to Valeria:

You… Messalina ?

Valeria Messalina:

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Spiros Focas and Belinda Lee

Lucius Maximus leaves disappointed

 

 

 

 


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Messalina to Maximus:

Wait. Come back.

  It’s not Claudius’ wife who commands you,

  but Valeria who asks you.

  Come.

 

 

 

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Valeria Messalina

Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

What did you want to ask the empress ?

   It is about the confiscated lands ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus and empress Messalina

Lucius Maximus to Messalina:

Yes.

   The Praetorians are killing in your name.

   There are honest people who hate you.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 


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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

I Know who you’re talking about,

  But Aulus Celsus is not the only one.

  Gaius Silius is against me.

  The aristocrats and the Senate are against me.

  They accuse me because I want to help the people.

 

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

  I had these lands confiscated because I wanted to donate them to the veterans of the Armenian war.

   I want to donate them to your soldiers…

   That’s why you must stay close to me.  

 

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus

You, who loves Valeria…

    will also love Messalina.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Symposium in Claudius’ palace

 

 

 

 

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Claudius and Narcissus

 

   

 

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Narcissus to Lucius Maximus:

   Claudius is a great emperor,

     But he is  a terrible husband.

     The empresses is a woman.

     Don’t leave her alone. Go to her.

 

 

 

 

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Messalina and Lucius Maximus

 



 

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Lucius Geta sees the courtship of Maximus with Messalina and is jealous

 

 


 

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Lucius Maximus with a Roman army persecutes Christians

 


 

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persecutions of Christians by order of Messalina

 

 


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persecutions of Christians by order of Messalina

senator Aulus Celsus arrives to stop Maximus

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Spiros Foca, Ida Galli, Gian Carlo Sbragia]

Lucius Maximus, Silvia, Aulus Celsus

The senator Aulus Celsus tries to stop the persecution of Christians

 


 

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Spiros Foca, Ida Galli, Gian Carlo Sbragia

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus vs Aulus Celsus

Aulus Celsus to Maximus:

In the name of what, Lucius Maximus, can you taint yourself with such infamy ?

    In the name of a prostitute whose crimes made her empress ?

 

   

 

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Silvia (Ida Galli)

 


 


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Aulus Celsus to Maximus:

See the results of your work.

   The empress must be proud of you.

 

 

 

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Aulus Celsus to Lucius Maximus:

I have in my hands the evidence

   to indict Messalina in the senate. 

   All Rome will hear my voice,

   and her desire for power and money…

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus to Aulus Celsus:

I will silence you forever !

 

 

 

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Silvia intervenes and saves Aulus Celsus

Silvia to Lucius Maximus:

Don’t kill him.

   You shouldn’t hurt a friend.

 

 

 

 

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Silvia’s intervention calms Lucius Maximus

Silvia to Lucius Maximus:

God does not love violence.

   Don’t do something you might regret for the rest of your life  

 

 


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Lucius Maximus to Aulus Celsus:

Thank her. She saved you.

 

 

 

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Aulus Celsus to Silvia:

At a time when human life has no value, the Messalinas rule.

  Tomorrow the Senate must decide whether Rome lives, or if it ratifies the beginning of its end.

 

 



 
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persecution of Christians

 

 

 

 

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Belinda Lee as Messalina

 




 
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Messalina’s bath

 

 


 
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Messalina’s bath

 


 

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Lucius Maximus and bathing Messalina

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus to Messalina:

Aulus Celsus hates you

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

I feel part of the people

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

You need to have a cheap popularity,

    don’t you think ?

 


 

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Lucius Maximus to Messalina:

He will indict you in the Senate.

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus to Messalina:

  He said he has proof of your mistakes.

 


 


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Messalina and Lucius Maximus:

 

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

I’m not afraid of him.

 

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

Truth does not feat Aulus Celsus’ lies.

 

 

 


 
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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

He is young and, moreover, a senator.

  It is no longer the time when the Senate could govern. The Republic is dead because Julius Caesar killed it, and all republicans were exterminated at Philippi.  ”

 

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

But why talk about this now ?

  

 

  

 

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Silvia invades Maximus’ house in a peculiar way and settles there permanently.

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus to Silvia:

Would you explain to me what you are doing in my house ?

 

 

 

 

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Silvia to Lucius Maximus:

You’ve thrown me out of my village,

   destroyed my house,


 

 

 

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Silvia to Lucius Maximus:

so I came to stay here with you.

   There was nowhere else to go.

 

 

 

 

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Maximus to Silvia:

Have you gone crazy ?

Silvia:

No, I like your house.

   I think I’ll be fine here. 

 

 

 

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[ Spiros Focas and Ida Galli ]

Silvia to Maximus:

I’ll take care of your things and help this poor old man run the house.

   

 

 

 


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House of Aulus Celsus

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta:

senator Celsus committed suicide

 

 

 

 


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Lucius Maximus accuses Messalina for the murder of Aulus Celsus

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus to Messalina:
Who killed Celsus ?

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

There is someone else who saw him,

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

someone you respect

 

 

 

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Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

Lucius Geta.

   He was his friend, and yours too.  

   Ask him how Aulus Celsus died.

 

 

 

 

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Belinda Lee and Spiros Forcas

Messalina and Lucius Maximus


 

 

 

 

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Messalina

 


 

 

 


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House of Lucius Maximus

Silvia waits for Lucius Maximus

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus to Silvia:

Aulus Celsus committed suicide.

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus to Silvia:

Messalina had nothing to do with it.

 

 

 

 


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House of Lucius Maximus

Silvia to Lucius Maximus:

Your indignation died in the empress’s arms.

   She smiled and you fell to her feet.

   You’ve desecrated Aulus Celsus’ memory with a hug.

  Your cowardice denied all he did.

Lucius Maximus to Silvia:

Shut up !

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus slaps Silvia

 

 



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Ida Galli as Silvia

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus to Silvia:

Did I hurt you ?

   Forgive me.

 

 

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Spiros Focas and Ida Galli

Lucius Maximus and Silvia

 


 

 


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Lucius Maximus to Silvia:

Now go to sleep.

   I want to be alone.

 

 

 

 

Part II

Μέρος Β΄

 

 

 

 

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Messalina’s chamber  

Lucius Geta to Messalina:

Did you ask for me ?

 

 

 

 

 


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Lucius Geta and Messalina

Messalina to Lucius Geta:

I thought you were a brave man.

Lucius Geta to Messalina:

Look at my hands !

   They burn as if they were on fire.

    It’s the blood of a friend.

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta and Messalina

Messalina to Lucius Geta:

You and I are linked by the same blood, by the same secret. ” 

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta and Messalina

Messalina to Lucius Geta:

We need each other.

 

 


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Messalina to Lucius Geta:

If Lucius Maximus asks you

    how Aulus Celsus died,

    swear to him that he took his own life. ”

   

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta to Messalina:

Messalina… you know I’ve always loved you.

   I have always obeyed your wishes.

   I beg you, stop, stop while there is still time.

Messalina:
 “ But why I should stop now,

    that I have Rome in my hands ?

    Now… that a new life begins for us ?

 

 

        

 

 

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Lucius Geta and Messalina

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta and Messalina

 

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta and Messalina

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Maximus and Lucius Geta

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta confess to Lucius Maximus that he is who killed Aulus Celsus

 

 

 

 

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Lucius Geta’s suicide by poison

 


 

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Death of Lucius Geta

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Lucius Maximus brings the corpse of Lucius Geta in palace.

Maximus to Narcissus:

She must see the man she led to suicide.

 

 

 

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Narcissus to Maximus:

You probably wouldn’t make it out of here alive after talking to Messalina.

You are a soldier.

And Rome needs you now more than ever.

  Your legionaries are scattered.

   Gather them together and see that they are held in readiness.

  Now go, Lucius Maximus, don’t hesitate.

 


 

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Narcissus and Messalina

 

 

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Narcissus presents to Messalina the corpse of Lucius Geta

 

 

 

 

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Messalina and Claudius

 

 

 

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Messalina to Claudius:

Do you want to renounce the throne ?

 

 

 

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Messalina to Claudius:

But you can’t surrender like that.

   Also with Geta’s death the Praetorians are fractured,

  It will be easy for the aristocrats to corrupt them ! You must do something !

 

 

 

 


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Messalina enters Gaius Silius house

 

 

 


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Messalina to Gaius Silius:

Yes it’s me. You’re not dreaming.

 

 

 

 


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Messalina to Gaius Silius:
This time my gift is Rome !

 

 

 

 


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Messalina and Gaius Silius

Gaius Silius and Messalina:

And Claudius ?

Messalina to Gaius Silius:

On Capri or in the countryside.

Gaius Silius to Messalina:

No, Messalina. Exiles are dangerous.  

    Allow the hope of restoration.

 

 

 

 

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Messalina to Gaius Silius:

So, what should I do with him ?

 

 

 

 

 

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Gaius Silius to Messalina:

The dead are less dangerous.

 Messalina to Gaius Silius:

If Claudius died, the people could rebel.

Gaius Silius to Messalina:

His death will become the symbol of our rebellion.

   Claudius must die !

   Only then will I join my strength with yours. ”  

 

    

 

 


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Lucius Maximus and Silvia

 

 

 

 

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[ Arius, Narcissus, Claudius, Fonteius ] 

Claudius to Narcissus:

During my absent I entrust Rome to your  hands.

 




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Claudius cross the river

[ The plot to assassinate the emperor Claudius by Messalina, Gaius Silius and the Praetorians. ]

 

 

 

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Praetorians attack to the guard of Claudius

 

 

 

/ - 142.

Praetorians attack to the guard of Claudius

 

 

/ - 143.

Praetorians attack to the guard of Claudius

 

 

 


/ - 144.

The army of Lucius Maximus marches against the Praetorians.

 

 

 

 

/ - 145.

Lucius Maximus’ legeonaries exterminate the Praetorians.

 

 

 

/ - 146.

Lucius Maximus’ legeonaries charge against the Praetorians.

 

 

 

/ - 147.

Lucius Maximus vs Fonteius

 

 

 

/ - 148.

Lucius Maximus vs Fonteius

 

 

 

/ - 149.

Lucius Maximus vs Fonteius

 

 

 

/ - 150.

Lucius Maximus drowns Fonteius, the leader of the Praetorians.

 

 

 

/ - 151.

Lucius Maximus and Claudius

 

 

/ - 152.

Claudius to Lucius Maximus:

I thank you, consul.

   I owe you my life and the empire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 / - 153.

House of Gaius Silius

A soldier ordered by Narcissus, introduces himself as Praetorian and reports that Claudius is dead.

 


  

/ - 154.

Gaius Silius to Messalina:

Rome is ours, divine Messalina.

Messalina to Gaius Silius:

From now on, a new era will begin for Rome.

 

 

 

/ - 155.

Messalina to Gaius Silius:

And Julius Caesar’s fame

   will be overshadowed.

 

 

 

/ - 156.

 

 

 

 

 

/ - 157.

To your triumph Messalina !

 

 

 


/ - 158.

Messalina and Gaius Silius

 

 

 

 


/ - 159.

Messalina to Gaius Silius:

Tonight we will decide the fate of Rome

    and I will serve my best wine.

 

 


/ - 160.

Messalina and Gaius Silius

 

 


 

/ - 161.

Rescued Praetorian from the slaughter in the river:

Gaius Silius ! Gaius Silius !

   We were massacred in Acilia !

    Fonteius is dead and Claudius lives !

    Claudius lives !

 

 

 

/ - 162.

Gaius Silius:

Calm ! Grab your weapons right away !

 

 

 

 

 

/ - 163.

Gaius Silius:

Praetorians ! Close the exits and don’t let

   anyone in. ”   

 


 


/ - 164.

soldiers of Maximus attack the palace.

 

 


 


/ - 165.

Soldiers of Maximus break into the palace.

 

 


 


/ - 166.

Soldiers of Maximus break into the palace.

 

 

 

 


/ - 167.

Messalina

 

 

/ - 168.

Death of Gaius Silius

 


 

/ - 169.

Messalina

 

 

 

 

/ - 170.

Claudius enters the palace

 

 

 

/ - 171.

Narcissus, Claudius, Arius

      

 

 

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/ - 173.

Messalina and Narcissus

 

 

 

 

/ - 174.

Messalina and Narcissus

 

 


 

/ - 175.

 

 

 

/ - 176.

Narcissus kills Messalina

 

 

 


/ - 177.

Narcissus kills Messalina

 

 

 

 

 


/ - 178.

 

 

 

 

 


/ - 179.

Messalina and Lucius Maximus

Messalina to Lucius Maximus:

Lucius,

   You are the only one who loved me.

   And I… I loved only you.

 

 

  

 

 


/ - 180.

Messalina and Lucius Maximus

 

 




 

 

 

 


/ - 181. 

Messalina and Lucius Maximus

 



 

/ - 182.

Messalina and Lucius Maximus

 

 

 



/ - 183. 

Messalina and Lucius Maximus






/ - 184.

Lucius Maximus, Messalina, Narcissus

Narcissus:
She had to die…

   Because Rome must live.

 

 

 


/ - 185.

Messalina’s death 

 

 

 

 


/ - 186.

Messalina’s death

 

   

 

Vittorio Cottafavi

“ Messalina” (1960)

έγχρωμον

διάρκεια: 96 λεπτά

Γυρίσματα: Cinecitta

 

 

  Οι ηθοποιοί (ενδεικτικά): 

Belinda Lee (as Valeria Messalina)

Spiros Focas (as Lucius Maximus)

Carlo Justini (as Lucius Geta)

Gian Carlo Sbragia (as Aulus Celsus)

Arturo Dominici (as Gaius Silius)

Giulio Donnini (as Narcissus)

Arianna Galli [:Ida Galli] (as Silvia)

Marcello Giorda (as Claudius, emperor)

Mino Doro (as Suplicius)

Giuliano Gemma (as Marcellus)

Vladimiro Forchi (as Fonteius, praetorian) 

Annie Gorrassini (as courtesan of Aulo Celso)

Lia Angeleri (as Vipidia)

 

 

 

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Belinda Lee as Messalina

Belinda Lee (1935-1961)

 

 

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Messalina

peplum film 1960

Belinda Lee

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