Quo Vadis?

Overview

During the latter years of the reign of the tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, Marcus Vinicius, one of Nero's officers, falls in love with a young Christian named Lygia, attempting to enslave her. Lygia's protector, the noble and burly Ursus, works to save her from Vinicius' clutches. Pursuing Lygia, Vinicius finds himself at a catacomb prayer meeting led by the apostle Peter and finds his conscience stirring-- just as Nero orders Rome burned. A landmark in epic film, Enrico Guazzoni’s grand-scale masterpiece laid the foundations for what colossal Italian spectacles would become. The film had tremendous influence on Giovanni Pastrone’s Cabiria (1914) and D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance (1916).

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Cast

Amleto Novelli

Vinicius

Gustavo Serena

Petronius

Bruto Castellani

Ursus

Amelia Cattaneo

Eunice

Carlo Cattaneo

Nero

Lea Giunchi

Lygia

Augusto Mastripietri

Chino

Cesare Moltini

Tigellinus

Olga Brandini

Poppaea

Ignazio Lupi

Aulus