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.
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Robert Taylor as Marcus Vinicius
Deborah Kerr as Lygia
Leo Genn as Petronius
Peter Ustinov as Nero
Patricia Laffan as Poppaea
Finlay Currie as Peter
Abraham Sofaer as Paul
Marina Berti as Eunice
Buddy Baer as Ursus
Felix Aylmer as Plautius
Nora Swinburne as Pomponia
Ralph Truman as Tigellinus
Norman Wooland as Nerva
Peter Miles as Nazarius
Geoffrey Dunn as Terpnos
Nicholas Hannen as Seneca
D.A. Clarke-Smith as Phaon
Rosalie Crutchley as Acte
John Ruddock as Chilo
Arthur Walge as Croton
Elspeth March as Miriam
Strelsa Brown as Rufia
Alfredo Varelli as Lucan
Roberto Ottaviano as Flavius
William Tubbs as Anaxander
Pietro Tordi as Galba
Marika Aba as Dancer at Nero's Banquet (uncredited)
Adriano Ambrogi as Wine Bibber (uncredited)
Anna Arena as Woman (uncredited)
Alfred Baillou as Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
Giacomo Barnas as Senator (uncredited)
Scott R. Beal as Fisherman (uncredited)
John Binns as Officer (uncredited)
Francesca Biondi as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Carlo Borelli as Noble (uncredited)
Leslie Bradley as Hasta (2nd Praetorian) (uncredited)
Alfred Brown as Man (uncredited)
Valentino Bruchi as Mirmillon (uncredited)
Dante Ciriaci as Wine Bibber (uncredited)
Frank Colson as Man (uncredited)
Adrienne Corri as Young Christian Girl (uncredited)
Luca Cortese as Old Man (uncredited)
David Craig as Little Boy (uncredited)
Daniel de Jonghe as Apostle (uncredited)
Liana Del Balzo as Woman (uncredited)
Jack Del Rio as Apostle (uncredited)
Lia Di Leo as Pedicurist (uncredited)
Franco Fantasia as Man (uncredited)
Cesare Fasulo as Noble (uncredited)
Al Ferguson as Apostle (uncredited)
Enzo Fiermonte as Mounted Captain (uncredited)
Enrico Formichi as Man with Wine Cup (uncredited)
John Fostini as Young Unbaptized Man (uncredited)
Dino Galvani as Senator (uncredited)
Richard Garrick as Slave (uncredited)
Jack George as Fisherman (uncredited)
Carlo Ghisini as Guard (uncredited)
Trudy Glassford as Woman (uncredited)
Joan Griffiths as Woman (uncredited)
Robin Hughes as Christ (voice) (uncredited)
Adam Jennette as Man (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer as Apostle (uncredited)
Gipsy Kiss as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Lee Kresel as Man (uncredited)
Richard Larke as Guard (uncredited)
Sophia Loren as Lygia's Slave (uncredited)
Giovanni Lovatelli as Banquet Man (uncredited)
Helena Makowska as Older Woman (uncredited)
Anna Mancini as Nubian Slave Girl (uncredited)
Michael Mark as Fisherman (uncredited)
Clelia Matania as Parmenida (uncredited)
Richard McNamara as Legionnaire (uncredited)
Harriet Medin as Woman (uncredited)
Dario Michaelis as Lydia's Guard (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari as Fisherman (uncredited)
John Myhers as Guard (uncredited)
Vincent Neptune as Apostle (uncredited)
Anna Maria Padoan as Young Unbaptized Woman (uncredited)
Louis Payne as Apostle (uncredited)
Walter Pidgeon as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Aldo Pini as Headkeeper (uncredited)
Alberto Plebani as Steward (uncredited)
Paola Quattrini as Crying Girl (uncredited)
Dino Raffaelli as Man (uncredited)
George Restivo as Apostle (uncredited)
Alfredo Rizzo as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli as Guard Tying the Christians (uncredited)
Leonardo Scavino as Man (uncredited)
Alessandro Serbaroli as Officer (uncredited)
Bud Spencer as Imperial Guard (uncredited)
Raffaele Tana as Man (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor as Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
William Taylor as Guard Captain / Marcus' Guard (uncredited)