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1913

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1925

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1932

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1951

Works of cinema related to Nero.

Overview

Since 1896, Nero has been the protagonist in numerous films. When the first movies were produced, Nero was already a well-established character in fiction and the recent and enormous success of Quo Vadis (1895) had strengthened his association with Christian Origins. The best actors were called to play the demanding role, as that of a schizophrenic maniac, drunk with power. Charles Laughton in 1932 and Peter Ustinov in 1951 gave the two most memorable performances. Other famous actors left their mark, from Emil Jannings in 1925 to Klaus Maria Brandauer in 1985. In Italian cinema, there is also a long traditions of spoofs of the characters by popular comedians, from Ettore Petrolini in 1930 to Alberto Sordi in 1956 and Pippo Franco in 1976.

Performing Nero (cinema & television)

1890s	Nero	Cinema	Country	Notes
1896	--	Neron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves (Nero Trying Poisons on Slaves / 1896 Hatot), short film	France

1900s	Nero	Cinema	Country	Notes
1901	--	Quo Vadis? (1901 Zecca, Nonguet), short film	France
1904	James Haggar	The Sign of the Cross (1904 Haggar), short film	United Kingdom
1907	--	Kejser Nero paa krigsstien (Emperor Nero on the Warpath / 1907 Larsen), short film	Denmark	(Danimarca 1907)Regia: Viggo Larsen Produzione: Nordisk Film
1901	--	Néron et Locuste essayant leurs poisons sur les esclaves (1907 Méliès), short film	France	-- (Francia 1907) La civilisation à travers les ages III: - An 65de notre ère Regia: Georges Méliès Produzione: Star Film
1908	--	Nero and the Burning of Rome (1908 Porter), short film	United States
1909	Alberto A. Capozzi	Nerone (Nero / 1909 Maggi), short film	Italy

1910s	Nero	Cinema
1910	--	Au temps des premiers chrétiens (In the Time of the First Christians / 1910 Calmettes), short film
1910	--	Dall'amore al martirio (From Love To Martyrdom / 1910 Cines), short film
1911	--	Le fils de Locuste (1911 Feuillade), short film -- (Francia 1911)Regia: Louis Feuillade Cast: Renée Carl ( Locusta), Luitz-Morat( Il figlio), Paul Manson ( Nerone) Produzione: Gaumont Durata: 18’
1911	--	Poppea ed Ottavia (1911 Latium), short film -- (Italia 1911)Produzione: Latium FilmDurata: 20’
1912	--	Kri Kri e il 'Quo vadis?' (Kri Kri and the 'Quo vadis?' / 1912 Cines), short film
1912	Raymond Lyon	Androclès (Androcles and the Lion / 1912 Feuillade), short film
1912	Jean Hervé	Britannicus (1912 Morlhon), short film -- (Francia 1912) Regia: Camille de Morlhon Cast: Jean Hervé ( Nerone), Romuald Joubé ( Britannico),JeanneGrumbach (Agrippina -- Produzione: Pathé
1913	P.W. Nares	The Daughter of the Hills (1913 Dawley), short film
1914	Carlo Cattaneo	(++) Quo Vadis? (1913 Guazzoni), feature film
1914	Sheridan Block	The Sign of the Cross (1914 Thomson), feature film
1914	Vittorio Rossi Pianelli	Nerone e Agrippina (1914 Caserini), feature film
1918	John Stepplin	Restitution (1918 Gaye), feature film

1920s	Nero	Cinema
1922	Jacques Grétillat	Nero (1922 Edwards), film
1925	William Irving	Nero (1925 Watson), film
1922	Emil Jannings	Quo Vadis? (1925 D'Annunzio, Jacoby), film

1930s	Nero	Cinema
1930	Ettore Petrolini	Nerone (Nero / 1930 Blasetti), feature film
1932	Charles Laughton	(++) The Sign of the Cross (1932 DeMille), feature film
1934	Vernon Dent	Good Morning, Eve! (1934 Mack), short musical film
1938	George Hayes	Life of St. Paul (1938 Walker), feature film

1950s	Nero	Cinema
1951	Peter Ustinov	(++) Quo Vadis (1951 LeRoy), feature film
1951	Gino Cervi	O.K. Nerone (O.K. Nero / 1951 Soldati), feature film
1953	Gino Cervi	Nerone e Messalina (1953 Zeglio), feature film
1954	Jacques Aubuchon	The Silver Chalice (1954 Saville), feature film
1956	Alberto Sordi	Mio figlio Nerone (1956 Steno), feature film
1957	Peter Lorre	The Story of Mankind (1957 Allen), feature film (USA 1957)Regia: Irwin AllenSceneggiatura: Irwin AlleneCharles BennettCast: Ronald Colman ( Lo Spiritodell’Uomo), Vincent Price (Belzebù),Peter Lorre (Nerone -- )Produzione: Cambridge Productions Inc.Durata: 100

1960s	Nero	Cinema
1961	Ivan Triesault	(+) Barabbas (1961 Fleischer), feature film
1964	--	Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (1964 Mida), short film
1965	Vladimir Medar	L'incendio di Roma (Fire Over Rome / 1965 Malatesta), film

1970s	Nero	Cinema
1971	Patrick Cargill	Up Pompeii (1971 Kellett), feature film
1972	Vittorio Caprioli	Poppea, una prostituta al servizio dell’Impero (Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor / 1972 Brescia), feature film
1976	Pippo Franco	Nerone (Nero / 1976 Castellacci, Pingitore), feature film
1976	Christopher Biggins	I, Claudius (1976 Wise), film

1980s	Nero	Cinema
1981	Julian Fellowes	Peter and Paul (1981 Day), TV mini-series
1982	Piotr Stanislas	Nerone e Poppea (1982 Mattei), feature film
1985	Anthony Andrews	A.D. - Anno Domini (1985 Cooper), TV mini-series
1985	Klaus Maria Brandauer	Quo Vadis? (1985 Rossi), TV mini-series

2000s	Nero	Cinema	Country
2001	Michal Bajor	Quo Vadis? (2001 Kawalerowicz), feature film	Poland
2003	Andrew Lee Potts	Boudica, Warrior Queen (2003 Anderson), feature film
2004	Hans Matheson / James Bentley (Young Nero)	Imperium: Nero (2004 Marcus), feature film
2006	Michael Sheen	Ancient Rome: Nero (2006 Murphy), TV film	United Kingdom
2007	Chris Jennings	Anno Domini (2007 Stone), TV short film	United Kingdom