Quo Vadis

Based On the book by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Quo Vadis (Latin for "Where are you going?") is a 1951 American religious epic historical 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. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and filmed in Technicolor, it was directed by Mervyn LeRoy from a screenplay by S. N. Behrman, Sonya Levien, and John Lee Mahin. It is the fourth screen adaptation of Sienkiewicz's novel. The film stars Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, and Peter Ustinov, and features Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie, Abraham Sofaer, Marina Berti, Buddy Baer, and Felix Aylmer.

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Release date:

1951

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Cast:

Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Leo Genn, Patricia Laffan

Genre:

Drama, Sword-and-sandal

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1951 in adaptations