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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!"

7.1/10 2h 51m Nov 08, 1951
Drama History Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title Quo Vadis
Original Language EN
Budget $7,623,000
Revenue $21,037,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.1

Cast

Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
Marcus Vinicius
Popularity: 1.4
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Lygia
Popularity: 1.6
Leo Genn
Leo Genn
Petronius
Popularity: 1.7
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
Nero
Popularity: 3.3
Patricia Laffan
Patricia Laffan
Poppaea
Popularity: 1.6
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
Peter
Popularity: 0.6
Abraham Sofaer
Abraham Sofaer
Paul
Popularity: 4.2
Marina Berti
Marina Berti
Eunice
Popularity: 8.9
Buddy Baer
Buddy Baer
Ursus
Popularity: 0.4
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Plautius
Popularity: 0.5
Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne
Pomponia
Popularity: 0.8
Ralph Truman
Ralph Truman
Tigellinus
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Producer Sam Zimbalist
Screenplay Sonya Levien, John Lee Mahin, S. N. Behrman
Director Mervyn LeRoy
Editor Ralph E. Winters

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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Quo Vadis (1951) - Official® Trailer [HD]
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Keywords

epic suicide based on novel or book rome, italy roman empire christianity emperor ancient rome burning roman army nero 1st century christian film claudius caesar guarda pretoriana praetorian guard matricídio sêneca

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 1, 2024

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 fro ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 8, 1951
Runtime 2h 51m
Budget $7,623,000
Revenue $21,037,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.1
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