Quo Vadis? (1913)
During the latter years of the reign of the tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, Marcus Vinicius, one of Nero's officers, falls in love with a young Christian named Lygia, attempting to enslave her. Lygia's protector, the noble and burly Ursus, works to save her from Vinicius' clutches. Pursuing Lygia, Vinicius finds himself at a catacomb prayer meeting led by the apostle Peter and finds his conscience stirring-- just as Nero orders Rome burned. A landmark in epic film, Enrico Guazzoni’s grand-scale masterpiece laid the foundations for what colossal Italian spectacles would become. The film had tremendous influence on Giovanni Pastrone’s Cabiria (1914) and D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance (1916).
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Amleto Novelli
as Vinicius
as Vinicius
Gustavo Serena
as Petronius
as Petronius
Bruto Castellani
as Ursus
as Ursus
Amelia Cattaneo
as Eunice
as Eunice
Carlo Cattaneo
as Nero
as Nero
Lea Giunchi
as Lygia
as Lygia
Augusto Mastripietri
as Chino
as Chino
Cesare Moltini
as Tigellinus
as Tigellinus
Olga Brandini
as Poppaea
as Poppaea
Ignazio Lupi
as Aulus
as Aulus
Giovanni Gizzi
as Saint Peter
as Saint Peter
Lia Orlandini
as
as
Ida Carloni Talli
as
as
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Enrico Guazzoni
Director
Director
Enrico Guazzoni
Writer
Writer
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Novel
Novel
Eugenio Bava
Cinematography
Cinematography
Alessandro Bona
Cinematography
Cinematography
Enrico Guazzoni
Art Direction
Art Direction
Camillo Innocenti
Production Design
Production Design
Enrico Guazzoni
Production Design
Production Design
Enrico Guazzoni
Editor
Editor
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