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Quo Vadis (1951)

Dir: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann         Drama / History / Romance       stars 3
Overview
Quo Vadis is an American romantic film drama first released in 1951, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and Anthony Mann.  The film is based on a novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz and stars Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov and Patricia Laffan.  It has also been released under the title: Qvo Vadis.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


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Credits
  • Director: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
  • Script: S.N. Behrman, Sonya Levien, John Lee Mahin, Henryk Sienkiewicz (novel)
  • Photo: William V. Skall, Robert Surtees
  • Music: Miklós Rózsa
  • Cast: Robert Taylor (Marcus Vinicius), Deborah Kerr (Lygia), Leo Genn (Petronius), Peter Ustinov (Nero), Patricia Laffan (Poppaea), Finlay Currie (Peter), Abraham Sofaer (Paul), Marina Berti (Eunice), Buddy Baer (Ursus), Felix Aylmer (Plautius), Nora Swinburne (Pomponia), Ralph Truman (Tigellinus), Norman Wooland (Nerva), Peter Miles (Nazarius), Geoffrey Dunn (Terpnos), Nicholas Hannen (Seneca), D.A. Clarke-Smith (Phaon), Rosalie Crutchley (Acte), John Ruddock (Chilo), Arthur Walge (Croton), Elspeth March (Miriam), Strelsa Brown (Rufia), Alfredo Varelli (Lucan), Roberto Ottaviano (Flavius), William Tubbs (Anaxander), Marika Aba (Dancer (Assyrian dance at Nero’s banquet)), Adriano Ambrogi (Wine Bibber), Anna Arena (Bit part), Alfred Baillou (Christian prisoner in arena), Giacomo Barnas (Senator), Scott R. Beal (Fisherman), Francesca Biondi (Slave Girl), Carlo Borelli (Noble), Leslie Bradley (Hasta – 2nd Praetorian), Alfred Brown (Bit part), Valentino Bruchi (Mirmillon), Dante Ciriaci (Wine Bibber), Frank Colson (Bit part), Adrienne Corri (Young Christian Girl), Luca Cortese (Old Man), Daniel De Jonghe (Apostle), Liana Del Balzo (Bit part), Jack del Rio (Apostle), Lia Di Leo (Pedicurist), Franco Fantasia (Bit part), Cesare Fasulo (Noble), Al Ferguson (Apostle), Enzo Fiermonte (Mounted Captain), Enrico Formichi (Man with Wine Cup), John Fostini (Young Unbaptized Man), Dino Galvani (Senator), Richard Garrick (Slave), Jack George (Fisherman), Carlo Ghisini (Guard), Trudy Glassford (Bit Part), Joan Griffiths (Bit part), Robin Hughes (Christ), Adam Jennette (Bit part), Philip Kieffer (Apostle), Gipsy Kiss (Slave Girl), Lee Kresel (Bit part), Richard Larke (Guard), Sophia Loren (Lygia’s slave), Giovanni Lovatelli (Banquet Man), Helena Makowska (Older Woman), Anna Mancini (Nubian Slave Girl), Michael Mark (Fisherman), Clelia Matania (Parmenida), Richard McNamara (Legionnaire), Harriet Medin (Bit part), Dario Michaelis (Lydia Guard), Ernesto Morelli (Fisherman), John Myhers (Guard), Vincent Neptune (Apostle), Anna Maria Padoan (Young Unbaptized Woman), Louis Payne (Apostle), Walter Pidgeon (Narrator), Aldo Pini (Headkeeper), Alberto Plebani (Steward), Dino Raffaelli (Bit part), George Restive (Apostle), Leonardo Scavino (Bit part), Alessandro Serbaroli (Officer), Bud Spencer (Imperial Guard), Jane Sprague (Banquet Lady), Raffaele Tana (Bit part), Elizabeth Taylor (Christian prisoner in arena), William Taylor (Guard Captain), Pietro Tordi (Galba), Michael Tor (Centurian), Giuseppe Tosi (Wrestler), Carlo Tricoli (Apostle), Renato Valente (Guard), Giuseppe Varni (Hairdresser), Dianora Veiga (Slave Girl), Harry J. Vejar (Fisherman), Maria Zanoli (Bit part)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 171 min
  • Aka: Qvo Vadis


 
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