Quo Vadis

11/8/19512h 51m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ THIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime! ~

Overview:

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$7,623,000.00

Revenue:

$21,037,000.00

Key words:

epic
suicide
based on novel or book
rome, italy
roman empire
christianity
emperor
ancient rome
burning
roman army
nero
1st century
christian film
claudius caesar
guarda pretoriana
praetorian guard
matricídio
sêneca

Cast

Robert Taylor

~ as ~

Marcus Vinicius

Deborah Kerr

~ as ~

Lygia

Leo Genn

~ as ~

Petronius

Peter Ustinov

~ as ~

Nero

Patricia Laffan

~ as ~

Poppaea

Finlay Currie

~ as ~

Peter

Abraham Sofaer

~ as ~

Paul

Marina Berti

~ as ~

Eunice

Buddy Baer

~ as ~

Ursus

Felix Aylmer

~ as ~

Plautius

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
Oscar-nominated Peter Ustinov is superb as the Emperor Nero in this depiction of the end of the reign of this flawed megalomanic. His behaviour is only tempered by the clever Leo Genn ("Petronius"), his arbiter of arts who manages by deft use of language and his wits, to keep the lunatic emperor from his worst excesses. Robert Taylor turns in a pretty standard performance as the film's hero "Vinicius" and Deborah Kerr looks stunning, though acts woodenly, as the rather simpering "Lygia". A wonderfully colourful spectacle of a film showing off the costumier and set designers arts to best effect. Miklós Rósza's score is suitably grand as our story gives the rise of Christianity the Hollywood treatment. It does run on a bit long, and I'm sure I spotted Sophia Loren driving a chariot...