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Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

1951
171 min
Drama History Romance

Plot Summary

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.

7.1
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7.1
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Technical Details

171 min
Runtime
1951-11-08
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1951
Year
Genres
Drama History Romance

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7.0/10
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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 pretty standard performance as the film's hero "Vinicius" and Deborah Kerr looks stunning, though acts woodenly, as the rather simpering "Lygia". A wonde...

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1951-11-08
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