MESSALINA (1960) Belinda Lee

MESSALINA 1960 Belinda Lee

With Belinda Lee, Spiros Focás, Carlo Giustini, Ida Galli and Giuliano Gemma. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. In English.In this opulent Italian spectacle, the corruption that was at the heart of the Roman Empire is embodied by the infamous empress Messalina, portrayed by British actress Belinda Lee with surprising range -- from a vulnerable Vestal Virgin to the power mad, sexually insatiable, callous murderess she would become.