Quo Vadis

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!

7.119512h 54m

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Drama

History

Romance

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1951-11-08

Runtime2h 54m

LanguagesEnglishItaliano

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$7,623,000

Revenue$21,037,000

Keywords

suicide

based on novel or book

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2 total

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Cast & Crew

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 of Tarsus

Marina Berti

as Eunice

Buddy Baer

as Ursus

Felix Aylmer

as Plautius

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jun 1, 2024

7/10

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 pre…

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