Cast

Alberto Sordi Vittorio De Sica Gloria Swanson Brigitte Bardot Ciccio Barbi Memmo Carotenuto

Credits

Written by: Sandro Continenza

Plot

On seaside holiday, Nero, Poppea, Seneca and their friends and family prepare a great show where Nero will star. When his mother Agrippina arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she's asking for trouble.

Sinekatalog’s take

Nero's Mistress (1956) is a Italian comedy directed by Steno. It stars Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica and Gloria Swanson. It runs 88 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.5 / 10 (665 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

If you liked this

Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.

• Don Camillo's Last Round 1955 · Carmine Gallone · IMDb 7.1 · Viewers also liked
• An American in Rome 1954 · Steno · IMDb 6.9 · Same director
• N (Io e Napoleone) 2006 · Paolo Virzì · IMDb 6.2 · Viewers also liked
• Fun Is Beautiful 1980 · Carlo Verdone · IMDb 7.2 · Viewers also liked
• Be Sick... It's Free 1968 · Luigi Zampa · IMDb 7.1 · Viewers also liked
• I complessi 1965 · Dino Risi · IMDb 7.2 · Viewers also liked