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Quo Vadis (Latin for "Where are you going?") is a 1951 American religious epic film set in ancient Rome during the final years of Emperor Nero's reign, based on the 1896 novel of the same title by Polish Nobel Laureate author Henryk Sienkiewicz.
Quo vadis? ( Classical Latin : [kʷoː ˈwaːdɪs] , Ecclesiastical Latin : [kwo ˈvadis] ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?" It is commonly translated, quoting the KJV translation of John 13:36, as "Whither goest thou?"
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. [1] The novel Quo Vadis tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman, Lygia (Ligia in Polish), and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician.
- Henryk Sienkiewicz
- 1895
Quo Vadis: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann. With Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov. After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
- (17K)
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
- 1951-12-25
1 day ago · Overview. Quo Vadis? Quick Reference. According to a legend, first found in the ‘Acts of St Peter’, the words ‘Domine quo vadis?’ (‘Lord, where are you going?’) were spoken by St Peter when, fleeing from Rome, he met Christ, who replied, ‘I am going to be crucified again.’. Peter went back to Rome, where he was martyred.
Set in ancient Rome during the reign of the emperor Nero, Quo Vadis? tells the story of the love that develops between a young Christian woman and a Roman officer who, after meeting her fellow Christians, converts to her religion.
3 days ago · quo vadis?: [Latin phrase] where are you going? — compare domine, quo vadis?.
