Overview
Theodora is a 1921 Italian silent film dramatization of the life of the Byzantine empress Theodora.
Plot
Theodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Byzantine emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. However, a love affair with a handsome Greek leads to revolution and armed conflict in both Byzantium and Rome.
Cast
Rita Jolivet as Teodora Augusta
Ferruccio Biancini as Justinian
René Maupré as Andreas
Emilia Rosini as Antonina
Adolfo Trouché as Belisarius
Mariano Bottino as Marcellus
Guido Marciano as Boia principale
Marie Belfiore as Tamyris
Giovanni Motta as Buzes
Leo Sorinello as Mara
G. Rosetti as Amru
Luigi Rinaldi as Calcante
Alfredo as Philo
Alfredo Bertoncelli as Euphrata
Giuliano Gardini as Cospiratore
François Renard as Cospiratore
Pietro Ferrari as Cospiratore
Alberto Belfiore as Cospiratore
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