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Quo Vadis
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.
1951 · Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 174 min · Drama · History · Romance · 13 frames
Tagline
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!
Crew
- Screenplay: John Lee Mahin, Sonya Levien, S. N. Behrman
- Cinematography: Robert Surtees, William V. Skall
- Edited by: Ralph E. Winters
- Music: Miklós Rózsa
- Produced by: Sam Zimbalist
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 of Tarsus
- Marina Berti as Eunice
- Buddy Baer as Ursus
- Felix Aylmer as Plautius
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Italian
- Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget: $7,623,000
- Box office: $21,037,000
- Themes: suicide, based on novel or book, rome, italy, roman empire, christianity, emperor, ancient rome, burning, roman army, nero
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