| Nero's Mistress | |
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| Directed by | Steno |
| Written by | Stefano Vanzina, Alberto Sordi, Rodolfo Sonego, Sandro Continenza |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
| Starring | Alberto Sordi Vittorio De Sica Gloria Swanson Brigitte Bardot |
| Cinematography | Mario Bava |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei, Giuliana Attenni |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
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| Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 95 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | 571,983 admissions (France)[1] |
Mio figlio Nerone (literally: My Son Nero), released in the US as Nero's Mistress is a 1956 Italian historical comedy film directed by Steno and starring Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Gloria Swanson and Brigitte Bardot, with cinematography by Mario Bava.[2] It depicts a visit by the Roman Emperor Nero and his entourage to a coastal villa.
The movie was released in Italy in September 1956 and in France in October 1957.[3] The US dub, released in 1962, was recut to a substantially different film, shifting the emphasis from Agrippina to Poppaea (as the title reflects).[4]
- ^ Box office information at Box Office Story
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | MIO FIGLIO NERONE (1956)". Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ^ Servat, Henry-Jean (2016). Brigitte Bardot - My Life in Fashion (Hardback). Paris: Flammation S.A. ISBN 978-2--08-0202697. Page 76.
- ^ "Nero's Mistress (1956) - IMDb". IMDb.