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).

Director: Enrico Guazzoni

Cast

Amleto Novelli

Vinicius

Gustavo Serena

Petronius

Bruto Castellani

Ursus

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Amelia Cattaneo

Eunice

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Carlo Cattaneo

Nero

Lea Giunchi

Lygia

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Augusto Mastripietri

Chino

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Cesare Moltini

Tigellinus

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Olga Brandini

Poppaea

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Ignazio Lupi

Aulus