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Quo Vadis? (1913)

Quo Vadis? (1913)

Drama History
Release Date: 1913, March 1
Directors: Enrico Guazzoni
Countries: Italy
Production: Società Italiana Cines
Cast: Gustavo Serena, Carlo Cattaneo, Bruto Castellani, Augusto Mastripietri, Amleto Novelli, Ignazio Lupi, Lea Giunchi, Amelia Cattaneo, Cesare Moltini, Olga Brandini, Giovanni Gizzi

Overview:

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).

Keywords:

christianity ancient rome historical nero