Quo Vadis (2001)

Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia in Rome and falls in love. But she is Christian and doesn't want anything to do with him. Marcus decides to kidnap her but Ursus, her bodyguard, catches Marcus. ... See full summary »

Director:

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Writers:

Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Henryk Sienkiewicz (novel)

Stars:

Pawel Delag, Magdalena Mielcarz, Boguslaw Linda

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pawel Delag	...	Marcus Vinicius
Magdalena Mielcarz	...	Lygia
Boguslaw Linda	...	Petronius
Michal Bajor	...	Nero
Jerzy Trela	...	Chilo Chilonides
Franciszek Pieczka	...	Apostle Peter
Krzysztof Majchrzak	...	Tigellinus
Rafal Kubacki	...	Ursus
Andrzej Tomecki	...	Glaucus
Jerzy Nowak	...	Krispus
Zbigniew Walerys	...	Paul of Tarsus
Agnieszka Wagner	...	Poppaea
Malgorzata Pieczynska	...	Akte
Marta Piechowiak	...	Eunice
Danuta Stenka	...	Pomponia

Storyline

Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia in Rome and falls in love. But she is Christian and doesn't want anything to do with him. Marcus decides to kidnap her but Ursus, her bodyguard, catches Marcus. After that, Lygia falls in love, but Marcus must go to meet Nero. After the meeting somebody told Marcus that Nero burnt Rome. Marcus decides to go back to Rome and find Lygia.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | male rear nudity | male nudity | 1st century | roman empire | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Never given a wide release in the U.S., its only engagement (so far) in the U.S. was in Los Angeles, California, in 2002. The film has also never been shown on U.S. cable television.

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Goofs

In the final episode the Emperor Nero is fleeing Rome, afraid of being killed by the mob or the new Emperor Galba. He attempts to hide in a thicket of prickly pear cactus and agave plants, both of which are native to the Americas and unknown in Europe until the 1500s, approximately 1450 years after Nero's death.

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Alternate Versions

On December 25, 2003 the first channel of Polish public television aired first episode of the television version of the movie. It contains of six episodes and is more than 100 minutes than the theatrical edition. Many scenes, previously deleted, were included in the mini-series.

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Connections

Version of Whence Does He Come? (1901)

User Reviews

I don't understand Polish

Like summary states Polish is out of my leauge....but this quite wonderful movie isn't for me or any epic movie fan. VERY well done..with great sets,costumes and visuals. (I think the cinematography is beautifully done) The main characters look right and knowing the 1951 version of "Quo" as I do, I can follow their actions easily. In fact their appearance seems to make them more believable than previous versions of the movie.Sequences set in the "Circus" are realistic and in final scene closer to the novel. The entire movie is pretty wonderful and I think it's $18 million dollar budget shows. It's lavishly done. A worthy successor to MGM's version. Best, Mike M.

Details

Official Sites:

Chronos Film (english, polish) [Poland]

Country:

Poland USA

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

14 September 2001 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Nero - Der Tyrann Roms

Filming Locations:

Kortina, Tunisia

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chronos-Film, Home Box Office (HBO), Kredyt Bank PBI S.A. (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min 274 min (6 episodes) (TV) 120 min (DVD) 225 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color