Theodora, Slave Empress was distributed theatrically in Italy on 29 September 1954 by Lux Film.

[2] It was also released in the USA in December, 1954, distributed by Lux Film America as an I.F.E.

[3] The piece referred to Freda's direction as "laboured", stating that he "brings neither gusto nor honest vulgarity to the narrative".

[3] Regarding the action scenes, the reviewer felt that only the chariot race was staged with "any suggestion of real flamboyancy or flair" and that Canale's erotic dance before Justinian was "painfully unexciting".

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