Quo Vadis?

The story

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).

Cast & crew

Amleto NovelliVinicius

Gustavo SerenaPetronius

Bruto CastellaniUrsus

Amelia Cattaneo

Amelia CattaneoEunice

Carlo Cattaneo

Carlo CattaneoNero

Lea GiunchiLygia

Augusto Mastripietri

Augusto MastripietriChino

Cesare Moltini

Cesare MoltiniTigellinus

Olga Brandini

Olga BrandiniPoppaea

Ignazio Lupi

Ignazio LupiAulus

Giovanni Gizzi

Giovanni GizziSaint Peter

Lia OrlandiniCast