"A story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death."
María Félix
as Messalina
Georges Marchal
as Caio Silvio
Memo Benassi
as Claudio
Delia Scala
as Cinzia
Erno Crisa
as Timo
Carlo Ninchi
as Tauro
Camillo Pilotto
as Ottavio
Jean Tissier
as Mnester
Jean Chevrier
as Valerio
Germaine Kerjean
as Ismene
Ave Ninchi
as Locusta
Michel Vitold
as Narciso
Giuseppe Varni
as Pallante
Luigi Almirante
as Jeweler
Lamberto Picasso
as astrologer
Gino Saltamerenda
as manager of the brothel
Cesare Barbetti
as Lucio
Achille Majeroni
as Appolonio
Giovanna Galletti
as Christian
Giulio Battiferri
as Marco (uncredited)
Sergio Bergonzelli
as (uncredited)
Maria Bernardini
Walter Brandi
Livia Cordaro
Alma De Río
Carlo Duse
Pasquale Fasciano
as A thug of the suburra (uncredited)
Armando Furlai
Greta Gonda
as Julia (uncredited)
Guglielmo Leoncini
Pino Locchi
Lia Murano
as a maid (uncredited)
Elsa Pavani
Alberto Plebani
Ugo Sasso
Roberto Spiombi
Bruno Tocci
Darix Togni
Pietro Tordi
Amedeo Trilli
as prison guard (uncredited)
Giuliana Farnese
as Arena Spectator (uncredited)
Cesare Vico Lodovici
Dialogue
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Jacques Planté
Production Manager
Alberto Fusi
Camera Operator
First Assistant Director
Dagmar Bolin
Gualberto Bagnoli
Unit Manager
Marino Vaccà
Production Secretary
Luben Christoff
Assistant Production Design
Carla Gervasi
Script Supervisor
Ettore Pesce
Still Photographer
Viola Heermann
Choreographer
Ugo Pericoli
Assistant Costume Designer
Livio Pavanelli
Line Producer
Giulio Fiaschi
Carlo Bugiani
Franco Cirino
Carmine Gallone
Director
Story
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Screenplay
Albert Valentin
Pierre Laroche
Producer
Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography
Niccolò Lazzari
Editor
Gastone Medin
Production Design
Costume Design
Umberto Picistrelli
Sound