Quo Vadis? (1913)
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| German title | Quo Vadis? |
| Original title | Quo Vadis? |
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| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1913 |
| length | 120 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Enrico Guazzoni |
| script | Enrico Guazzoni |
| production | George Small |
| cut | Enrico Guazzoni |
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Quo Vadis? is a silent film from 1913 . The film is based on the novel Quo Vadis by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz , which was first published in 1896.
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The film tells the love story between the young patrician Marcus Vinicius and Lygia, a king's daughter of the Lygian people, who came to Rome as a hostage. She is a Christian. Gradually the lovers get caught up in the maelstrom of the persecution of Christians in AD 64 under Nero.
Lygia and the Apostles Peter and Paul, who are currently in Rome, are described as prototypes of Christians. Nero, Poppaea Sabina and Tigellinus appear as their opponents. Other important characters are Petronius, who holds the rank of chancellor in the film, as well as the retired general Aulus Plautius and his wife Pomponia Graecina (Lygia's adoptive parents).
reception
With 5,000 extras, the film was the first monumental film in film history.
Web links
- Quo Vadis? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Quo vadis? 1912 YouTube
- Overview of German-language film reviews
