Quo Vadis poster

Quo Vadis

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!

7.1(475)19512h 54m6

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
$7.6M
Box office
$21M
Language
English
  • suicide
  • based on novel or book
  • rome, italy
  • roman empire
  • christianity
  • emperor
  • ancient rome
  • burning
  • roman army
  • nero
  • 1st century
  • christian film

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Produced in

United States of America

Gallery

Still from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo VadisStill from Quo Vadis

Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York8 Nov 1951
    • Theatrical (limited)NRLos Angeles, California29 Nov 1951
    • TheatricalNR25 Dec 1951
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG25 Jan 1952
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical68 Nov 1951
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical25 Feb 1952
    • Physical12DVD/VHS30 May 2006
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU1 Oct 1953
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1613 Aug 1954
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical15 Mar 1954
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1217 Apr 1953
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical5 Mar 1953
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG5 Sept 1953
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical630 Apr 1954
    • TV6SBS 616 Jul 2003
    • Physical6DVD12 Oct 2011
    • Physical6Blu ray18 Dec 2012
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/129 Oct 1952
    • TheatricalM/12re-release3 Jun 1976

Frequently asked questions

Quo Vadis was released on 8 November 1951.

Audience reviews

1
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/1/2024

    7/10

    Oscar-nominated Peter Ustinov is superb as the Emperor Nero in this depiction of the end of the reign of this flawed megalomanic. His behaviour is only tempered by the clever Leo Genn ("Petronius"), his arbiter of arts who manages by deft use of language and his wits, to keep the lunatic emperor from his worst excesses. Robert Taylor turns in a pretty standard performance as the film's hero "Vinicius" and Deborah Ker…

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this