Quo Vadis (Two-Disc Special Edition)
starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan
directed by: Anthony Mann, Mervyn LeRoy
directed by: Anthony Mann, Mervyn LeRoy
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Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 11/11/2008
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"Welcome to Nero's House of Women" greets a concubine to a slave girl, Lygia (Deborah Kerr). Later this self-same greeter reveals that she, too, like Lygia, is really a fellow Christian neophyte. And it's that mixture of tawdry Hollywood sex and a strong Christian message that makes this film an enjoyable "gentiles and gladiators" flick. Marcus Vinicius returns home after conquering the Britons to find that Rome is infected with a crazy new sect called Christians and that his beloved emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov, roly-poly and wicked) has become increasingly wacky. Marcus tries his centurion wiles on Lygia, and she's smitten, but she's also a Christian convert and begs Marcus not to force her to choose between him and her god. The Christians have a tough go of it, with martyrdom in the Coliseum as punishment for belonging to the new religion in town. Though three hours long, director Mervyn LeRoy's film always has something going on. It could help you enjoyably kill any rainy Sunday afternoon. --Keith Simanton
Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 11/11/2008
Amazon.com:
"Welcome to Nero's House of Women" greets a concubine to a slave girl, Lygia (Deborah Kerr). Later this self-same greeter reveals that she, too, like Lygia, is really a fellow Christian neophyte. And it's that mixture of tawdry Hollywood sex and a strong Christian message that makes this film an enjoyable "gentiles and gladiators" flick. Marcus Vinicius returns home after conquering the Britons to find that Rome is infected with a crazy new sect called Christians and that his beloved emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov, roly-poly and wicked) has become increasingly wacky. Marcus tries his centurion wiles on Lygia, and she's smitten, but she's also a Christian convert and begs Marcus not to force her to choose between him and her god. The Christians have a tough go of it, with martyrdom in the Coliseum as punishment for belonging to the new religion in town. Though three hours long, director Mervyn LeRoy's film always has something going on. It could help you enjoyably kill any rainy Sunday afternoon. --Keith Simanton
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- "...Yes Divinity...It's A Work Of Singular Genius." "Are you sure Petronius...?"
***THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE BLU RAY EDITION***
After 3 tortuous years in the making and adapted from Henryk Sienkiwicz's huge book, "Quo Vadis" was unleashed on the public in early 1952 - just in time for maximum exposure at the Oscars in March. Costing a staggering $7 million dollars (a figure that even now seems extravagant), the sandals and sand epic did huge box office business in a post-war world hungry for pure escapism - and even managed to garnish eight Oscar nominations along ... Read More
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- One of the First - And Best - of the Biblical Epics of the 1950's!
The Biblical epic is a fascinating genre in cinematic history, fusing secular and sacred factors of diverse history and religious mythology into a panorama of lush spectacle and hard-hitting emotional impact, always delivering a poignant message about the purest ideals of the human condition triumphing over evil. Considering that World War II had come to a close and a new conflict - the Cold War - with new enemies - the communist USSR - began soon enough, it would be reasonable that American audiences ... Read More
Rating: - Quo Vadis
An excellent film. Magnificent music. Wonderful historial detail in costumes,furtniture, props. Great fiction with history added. Note* Bible never mentions Peter in Rome...only Paul.
Rating: - Peter Ustinov saved Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis was shot in full aperture 1:33 and from that format, they go dow to the 1:33 Academy aperture. They shot full aperture 1:33 to have a bigger negative, but they had to go down to academy aperture 1:33 to have room to put the sound track.
Resulting in better picture with sound.
Of course, Quo Vadis without Peter Usinov would not be Quo Vadis (the only real stage actor full of emotion and interpretation. A genius) R.Taylor is good in Roman Commander. The production is very hollywood ... Read More
- "...Yes Divinity...It's A Work Of Singular Genius." "Are you sure Petronius...?"***THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE BLU RAY EDITION***
After 3 tortuous years in the making and adapted from Henryk Sienkiwicz's huge book, "Quo Vadis" was unleashed on the public in early 1952 - just in time for maximum exposure at the Oscars in March. Costing a staggering $7 million dollars (a figure that even now seems extravagant), the sandals and sand epic did huge box office business in a post-war world hungry for pure escapism - and even managed to garnish eight Oscar nominations along ... Read More
- I don't understand.....I did not purchase this, so do not understand why I'm being asked to review it.
- One of the First - And Best - of the Biblical Epics of the 1950's!The Biblical epic is a fascinating genre in cinematic history, fusing secular and sacred factors of diverse history and religious mythology into a panorama of lush spectacle and hard-hitting emotional impact, always delivering a poignant message about the purest ideals of the human condition triumphing over evil. Considering that World War II had come to a close and a new conflict - the Cold War - with new enemies - the communist USSR - began soon enough, it would be reasonable that American audiences ... Read More
- Quo VadisAn excellent film. Magnificent music. Wonderful historial detail in costumes,furtniture, props. Great fiction with history added. Note* Bible never mentions Peter in Rome...only Paul.
- Peter Ustinov saved Quo VadisQuo Vadis was shot in full aperture 1:33 and from that format, they go dow to the 1:33 Academy aperture. They shot full aperture 1:33 to have a bigger negative, but they had to go down to academy aperture 1:33 to have room to put the sound track.
Resulting in better picture with sound.
Of course, Quo Vadis without Peter Usinov would not be Quo Vadis (the only real stage actor full of emotion and interpretation. A genius) R.Taylor is good in Roman Commander. The production is very hollywood ... Read More
