Quo Vadis (DVD)
Two-Disc Special Edition
APPROX. 174 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1951 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | Nov 11, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Studio: | Warner Brothers |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Video: | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
| Audio: |
English: Dolby Digital 1.0 French: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Subtitles: | English, French, Spanish, Japanese |
Special Features
- Movie spread over two discs
- New featurette: "In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic"
- Commentary by critic/film historian F.X. Feeney
- Original roadshow overture and exit music rejoined to the film for the first time in 56 years
- Theatrical trailers
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
Felix AylmerRobert TaylorDeborah KerrPeter UstinovLeo GennPatricia LaffanFinlay CurrieAbraham Sofaer
"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
