Film

Nero

2004 · 3h 1m · War · Drama

IMDb

5.5

As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, but she will have to die first. She accepts the proposal. Back in Rome, Nero, now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula's death, Agrippina returns. She poisons Claudius' food and Nero becomes emperor. At first, Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful programs and invades Brittania. Soon he meets a beautiful slave named Claudia Acte, and marries her, throwing off his engagement with Claudius' daughter, Claudia Octavia, telling her she can marry someone she will be happy with. Heartbroken, she arrives at an island and kills herself. Nero enjoys being married to Claudia Acte, but soon he gradually goes mad with power and sets fire to Rome.

Hans Matheson

Nero

Rike Schmid

Acte

Laura Morante

Aggrippina

Matthias Habich

Seneca

Ángela Molina

Domitia

Ian Richardson

Septimus

John Simm

Caligula

Liz Smith

Soothsayer

Massimo Dapporto

Claudius

Maurizio Donadoni

Burros

Jochen Horst

Etius

Vittoria Puccini

Claudia Octavia

Elisa Tovati

Poppaea Sabina

Pierre Vaneck

Paul of Tarsus

Francesco Venditti

Britannicus

James Bentley

Young Nero

• Paul MarcusDirector
• Luca BernabeiProducer

Imperium: Nerone Trailer

Release date

May 23, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

3h 1m

Rated

PG-13

Genres

War, Drama