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Quo Vadis (1951)

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!

Starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy,Anthony Mann

Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis, General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a Christian woman, Lygia. Caught in the grip of insanity, Nero's atrocities become more extreme and he burns Rome, laying the blame on the Christians. Vinicius races to save Lygia from the wrath of Nero as the empire of Rome collapses around them.

Runtime: 171 min. Rating: 7.0 DVD

Languages: English

Countries: United States of America

Genres: Drama,History,Romance

Keywords: suicide,rome, italy,based on novel or book,roman empire,emperor,ancient rome,epic,burning,roman army,nero,1st century,augustus caesar,imperador augusto,claudius caesar,guarda pretoriana,praetorian guard,matricídio,sêneca

Cast

Robert Taylor

Marcus Vinicius

Deborah Kerr

Lygia

Leo Genn

Petronius

Peter Ustinov

Nero

Patricia Laffan

Poppaea

Finlay Currie