Hans Matheson, Ian Richardson, James Bentley, Jochen Horst, Laura Morante ...( see more  see more... ) , Liz Smith , Rike Schmid , Sonia Aquin

Thrust into a position of ultimate power, Nero (Hans Matheson) battles an assortment of menacing conspirators in this epic miniseries that captures the grandeur and tyranny of the Roman Empire. Adopte...( read more  read more... )d by insane Emperor Caligula, Nero eventually assumes control and indulges in decadent delights. But Nero isn't the rightful heir, and his enemies lurk around every corner -- even within his own camp.

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PG-13, 192 min.

Directed by: Paul Marcus

Release Date: September 6, 2005

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DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005

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  • June 30, 2009
    not as bad as i excepted...
  • May 6, 2008
    Not as bad as I thought. But cool for history geeks.
  • April 20, 2008
    Very dramatic movie. I liked that they included Caligula's reign somewhat. These emperor's sure like to kill people.
  • April 12, 2007
    i saw it and seeing that he was good at heart but became a jerk was sad. bad acting and really long but ehhh,
  • March 17, 2007
    So much potential he had, and it was burned away first by the deceit and selfishness of his mother, then by his own selfish ambitions and hatred. The acting is terrible for the most part, and the story is long and drawn out. I still feel for those he hurt, and remember his reig...( read more)n as a dark time for Rome, and for Christians.
  • March 16, 2007
    one of my best movies
  • January 6, 2007
    Verrry long movie. But well worth it. Some parts were kinda hard to follow and others were easy to forget. Despite this I liked it for the historical point of it all.
  • January 5, 2007
    similar to Asoka, beautiful movie.
  • December 10, 2006
    I don't really have anything positive to say about this movie, so I will just leave it at that.
  • November 6, 2006
    this sounds like an interesting film

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  • tedwinix
    March 16, 2007
    one of the many greek myths i have seen. i cried cos nero had so much zest to rule his land,but his over ambitious mother pushed him too far like she did his father.

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