Quo Vadis
After the formidable Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with the radiant Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the despotic leadership of Emperor Nero.
Director(s)
Scott R. Beal
Mervyn LeRoy
Anthony Mann
Sergio Leone
Peter Bolton
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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...
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Quo Vadis FAQs
The directors of Quo Vadis are Scott R. Beal, Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann, Sergio Leone, and Peter Bolton.
The cast of Quo Vadis includes Harriet Medin as Woman (uncredited), Felix Aylmer as Plautius, Amerigo Santarelli as Guard Tying the Christians (uncredited), Robin Hughes as Christ (voice) (uncredited), Michael Mark as Fisherman (uncredited), Al Ferguson as Apostle (uncredited), Harry J. Vejar as Fisherman (uncredited), Deborah Kerr as Lygia, William Tubbs as Anaxander, D.A. Clarke-Smith as Phaon, Abraham Sofaer as Paul of Tarsus, Finlay Currie as Peter, and more.
The duration of Quo Vadis is 2h 54 mins.
Yes. Quo Vadis has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Quo Vadis (1951) - Official® Trailer [HD]. Watch them on this page.
Quo Vadis was released on 08 Nov 1951.
Quo Vadis is listed under Drama, History, and Romance on Fanbiz.
Quo Vadis has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 Le..."
