USA,
1951, 171 min
(Alternative: 162 min)
Composer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie, Abraham Sofaer, Marina Berti, Buddy Baer, Felix Aylmer, Nora Swinburne (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Rome burns. Nero fiddles. Christianity rises. And moviegoers turned out in throngs for this years-in-the-making film colossus boasting eight Oscar nomination (including Best Picture). Robert Taylor plays the Legion commander whose love for a Christian slave girl (Deborah Kerr) crosses the divide between Empire and a sect with higher loyalty. Presiding over all is Nero (Peter Ustinov). He is Caesar, madman, murderer an imperial ruler of the spectacular and spectacularly doomed, glory that was Rome. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1952 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1952 - Leo Genn (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1952 - Peter Ustinov (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1952 - Robert Surtees, William V. Skall (Best Cinematography (Color))
- 1952 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1952 - Miklós Rózsa (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1952 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1952 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
Golden Globes
- 1952 - Peter Ustinov (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 1952 - Robert Surtees, William V. Skall (Best Cinematography - Color)
- 1952 - Best Motion Picture – Drama