Quo Vadis (Blu-ray)
APPROX. 174 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1951 - MPA RATING: NR
Blu-ray Specifications
| Release date: | Mar 17, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Studio: | Warner Brothers |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Video: |
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Film in 1080p HD resolution. |
| Audio: |
English: Dolby Digital 1.0 French: Dolby Digital 1.0 Spanish: Dolby Digital 1.0 Italian: Dolby Digital 1.0 German: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Subtitles: | English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Chinese, Korean |
Special Features
- Digitally remastered from restored picture and audio elements
- Original roadshow overture and exit music rejoined to the film for the first time in 56 years
- Audio commentary by F. X. Feeney
- New featurette: "In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic"
- Theatrical trailer
- Teaser trailer
Special Features are not always in HD. Look for details on the back of the cover art.
Synopsis
Rome burns. Nero fiddles. Christianity rises. And moviegoers turned out in throngs for this years-in-the-making film colossus boasting eight Oscar nominations and featuring no less than 110 speaking parts, 30,000 participants, and a filmed-on-location panoply of marching legions, magisterial pageantry, and massive spectacle that includes the martyrdom of Christians thrown to the lions before cheering Coliseum throngs.
Robert Taylor plays Marcus Vinicius, commander of Rome's 14th Legion and in love with Lygia (Deborah Kerr), a member of the Christian sect accused of undermining Roman values. Peter Ustinov, wrapped in purple-robed petulance, is the all-powerful Nero. The destinies of these three and of the Empire play out in a tale whose visual highlights include the parade of triumphant legions, the burning of Rome and the martyrdom of Christmas before cheering, bread-and-circus throngs.
Cast & Crew
Warner Brothers
presents
Deborah KerrPeter UstinovLeo GennPatricia LaffanFinlay CurrieAbraham SofaerFelix AylmerRobert Taylor
"Quo Vadis"
Written byS.N. BehrmanWritten bySonya Levienproduced bySam Zimbalist
directed byMervyn LeRoy
Production Year: 1951
"Quo Vadis"
Written byS.N. BehrmanWritten bySonya Levienproduced bySam Zimbalist
directed byMervyn LeRoy
Production Year: 1951
