Quo Vadis? (1913)
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).
Director: Enrico Guazzoni
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Amleto Novelli as Vinicius |
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Gustavo Serena as Petronius |
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Bruto Castellani as Ursus |
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Amelia Cattaneo as Eunice |
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Carlo Cattaneo as Nero |
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Lea Giunchi as Lygia |
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Augusto Mastripietri as Chino |
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Cesare Moltini as Tigellinus |
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Olga Brandini as Poppaea |
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Ignazio Lupi as Aulus |
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Giovanni Gizzi as Saint Peter |
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Lia Orlandini as |
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Ida Carloni Talli as |
| Writing | Henryk Sienkiewicz | Novel |
| Writing | Enrico Guazzoni | Writer |
| Directing | Enrico Guazzoni | Director |
| Crew | Alessandro Bona | Cinematography |
| Crew | Eugenio Bava | Cinematography |
| Art | Enrico Guazzoni | Art Direction |
| Art | Camillo Innocenti | Production Design |
| Editing | Enrico Guazzoni | Editor |
| Art | Enrico Guazzoni | Production Design |
