Quo Vadis Movie Review 1951

Larger-than-life production about Nero and the Christian persecution. Done on a giant scale: features exciting fighting scenes, romance, and fabulous costumes. Definitive version of the classic novel by Henryk Siekiewicz. Remade for Italian TV in 1985.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 171 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Rome--Ancient, Religion, Top Grossing Films of 1951

Cast

Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie, Abraham Sofaer, Marina Berti, Buddy Baer, Felix Aylmer, Nora Swinburne, Elspeth March

Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Music

Miklos Rozsa

Other

Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Walter Pidgeon

Producer

Sam Zimbalist, MGM

Awards

Golden Globes 1952: Support. Actor (Ustinov).