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Quo Vadis

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!

19517.12h 51m

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.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Written by Sonya Levien, John Lee Mahin, Henryk Sienkiewicz
Produced by Sam Zimbalist
Box OfficeBudget: $7.6MRevenue: $21.0M

Top Cast

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Marcus Vinicius

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Lygia

Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Petronius

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Nero

Patricia Laffan

Patricia Laffan

Poppaea

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Peter

Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer

Paul of Tarsus

Marina Berti

Marina Berti

Eunice

Buddy Baer

Buddy Baer

Ursus

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Plautius

Themes & Keywords

suicidebased on novel or bookrome, italyroman empirechristianityemperorancient romeburningroman armynero1st centurychristian filmclaudius caesarguarda pretorianapraetorian guardmatricídiosêneca

About Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis is a drama, history, romance film released in 1951 exploring themes of suicide, based on novel or book, rome, italy, roman empire, christianity, emperor. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, it stars Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn. 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.

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