Plot
Drama about love and intrigues in ancient Rome during the times of Nero.
Cast
as Nero
as Petronius
as Poppaea
as Marcus Vinicius
as Eunice
as Lygia
as Aulus Plautius
as Pomponia
as Petrus
as Pisone
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
February 24, 1985
Last Aired Date
March 24, 1985
Production Companies
RAI
Leone Film
Antenne 2
Polyphon
Channel 4 Television
TVE
RSI
Avala Film
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
6
Links
Gallery
Reviews
This mini-series certainly lacks much of the pomp and splendour of the more acclaimed 1951 version but it isn't at all bad. Klaus Maria Brandauer portrays the Emperor Nero as more of a disillusioned actor than a tyrannical maniac with Frederic Forrest dominating as his artistic mentor trying to keep the wayward emperor from losing the plot completely. It hadn't the budget, so ends up as a much mo…