Quo Vadis [1951 film] (1951)

by Mervyn LeRoy (Director), John Lee Mahin (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Henryk Sienkiewicz (Original novel), Deborah Kerr, Miklos Rozsa (Composer), Robert Taylor, Peter Ustinov

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Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Though Lygia grew up Roman, and as the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway. Meanwhile, Nero's atrocities get more outrageous. When he burns Rome and blames the Christians, Marcus goes off to save Lygia and her family. Nero captures them and all other Christians. He decides to make a sport of it by throwing them to the lions.… (more)

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Perustuu Henryk Sienkiewiczin romaaniin Quo Vadis (1895).
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_vadis_(romaani)
A fierce Roman commander becomes infatuated with a beautiful Christian hostage and begins questioning the tyrannical leadership of the despot Emperor Nero.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043949/?ref_=nv_sr_1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDNu76OJYX0

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
LeRoy, Mervyn	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Mahin, John Lee	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Henryk Sienkiewicz	Original novel	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kerr, Deborah	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rozsa, Miklos	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Taylor, Robert	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ustinov, Peter	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Deborah Kerr Collection (From Here To Eternity, The King And I, Julius Caeser, Quo Vadis, Black Narcissus, Bonjour Tristesse) by Walter Lang

Ben Hur [and] Quo Vadis (Double Feature Video) by Charlton Heston

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Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz

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Quo Vadis: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Miklós Rózsa

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Academy Award (Nominee – Best Picture – 1952)

Golden Globe Award (Winner – Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture – 1952)

Golden Globe Award (Winner – Best Cinematography – Color – 1952)

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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

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Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Though Lygia grew up Roman, and as the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway. Meanwhile, Nero's atrocities get more outrageous. When he burns Rome and blames the Christians, Marcus goes off to save Lygia and her family. Nero captures them and all other Christians. He decides to make a sport of it by throwing them to the lions.

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