Quo Vadis?

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Jonathan I @Isajo Jan 3 Masterful performance from Ustinov as Nero! Like alot of epic movies from this era this movie had scale, beautiful colours and the amount of work that had to be made for this is insane. See more acsdoug D @acsdoug Dec 23 The negative reviewers are right about one thing: the dialogue is too verbose and weighs the movie down. However, the story is good, some of the scenes are truly spectacular, and Peter Ustinov is terrific. I just wish they would have chosen a better lead actor than Robert Taylor. See more Patricia W @RT52876138 04/20/2025 Awesome on every level. See more Anthony J @jenkinsdraws 02/22/2024 Dated cornball stuff with some hoards-of-extras spectacle thrown in. Robert Taylor plays a Roman general like a wooden American. A long-winded waste of time. except for Ustinov's Nero, who is perfectly played just short for funny. See more Alec B @Alec97 01/10/2024 Peter Ustinov is a great Nero, but like a lot of these epics it is mostly dull and overly melodramatic. See more Alan R @RT33746825 11/18/2023 A watchable movie typical for the blockbuster sword 'n' sandal movies made at the time (1951). I enjoyed especially the sets and costumes and the over-the-top scenes. If made today, Q. V. would be very different: more computer technology and digital scenery. Perhaps lower-key and less cheesy , syrupy emotional scenes. But who knows? One incorrect depiction was the Rome model shown to Nero (excellent performance by Peter Ustinov): the Colosseum and the Pantheon would be built after the reign of that monster "Adolf" Nero-tler. The Colosseum in the late 70s CE, and the Pantheon in its present form during the reign of Hadrian in the 2nd century CE. One more sobering thought: In the 200-300 years following Emperor Constantine's "legalization" of Christianity, more Christians were killed by each other due to internal theological disputes than were slaughtered during the first three centuries of their existence. See more Read all reviews

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