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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: 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.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
- 1951-12-25
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
Christianity rises. And moviegoers turned out in throngs for this years-in-the-making film colossus boasting eight Oscar nominations (including Best Picture) and featuring 110 speaking parts ...
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Apr 25, 2018 · High Definition trailer for one of the best epic films before the introduction of the widescreen formats Quo Vadis from 1951.Rome burns. Nero fiddles. Chris...
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Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, commonly known as Quo Vadis, is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. "Quo vadis, Domine?" is Latin for "Where are you going, Lord?"