Quo Vadis
“THIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime!”
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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Cast
106 people
Robert Taylor
Marcus Vinicius
Known for
Ivanhoe
Waterloo Bridge
Deborah Kerr
Lygia
Known for
The Innocents
Black Narcissus
Leo Genn
Petronius
Known for
Moby Dick
Green for Danger
Peter Ustinov
Nero
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Death on the Nile
Patricia Laffan
Poppaea
Known for
Devil Girl from Mars
23 Paces to Baker Street
Finlay Currie
Peter
Known for
Ben-Hur
Around the World in 80 Days
Joanna Griffiths
Abraham Sofaer
Paul of Tarsus
Known for
The Naked Jungle
A Matter of Life and Death
Marina Berti
Eunice
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Late Night Trains
Buddy Baer
Ursus
Known for
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Big Sky
Felix Aylmer
Plautius
Known for
Hamlet
The Mummy
Nora Swinburne
Pomponia
Known for
The River
Helen of Troy
Mervyn LeRoy Director · John Lee Mahin Screenplay S. N. Behrman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $7.6M · United States release November 8, 1951
Box office
Budget
$7,623,000
Worldwide gross
$21,037,000
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Belgium · November 8, 1951
Theatrical
United States · November 8, 1951
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
November 29, 1951 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
December 25, 1951 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 25, 1952 · Theatrical
May 30, 2006 · Physical · DVD/VHS
France
October 1, 1953 · Theatrical
Germany
August 13, 1954 · Theatrical
Greece
March 15, 1954 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 17, 1953 · Theatrical
Italy
March 5, 1953 · Theatrical
Japan
September 5, 1953 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 30, 1954 · Theatrical
July 16, 2003 · TV · SBS 6
October 12, 2011 · Physical · DVD
December 18, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
October 9, 1952 · Theatrical
June 3, 1976 · Theatrical · re-release
South Korea
April 10, 1955 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 24, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 25, 1952 · Theatrical
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