Film1951171 min

Quo Vadis

Name: Quo Vadis
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Released: 1951
Duration: 171 min
Cast: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan

Taste attributes: dramahistoryromancebiographyhistoricalslowheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"THIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime!"

Boxlist takeExpect a moving, heavy romantic drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.0 /10

TMDB · 263 votes

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Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis, General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a Christian woman, Lygia. Caught in the grip of insanity, Nero's atrocities become more extreme and he burns Rome, laying the blame on the Christians. Vinicius races to save Lygia from the wrath of Nero as the empire of Rome collapses around them.

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