Quo Vadis? (1985) - DaaVeeDee

Quo Vadis? (1985) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
346 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1985 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Franco Rossi

Written By:
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Ennio De Concini

Actors:
Klaus Maria Brandauer ..... Nero
Frederic Forrest ..... Petronius
Cristina Raines ..... Poppaea
Barbara De Rossi ..... Eunice
Francesco Quinn ..... Marcus Vinicius
Marie-Theres Relin ..... Lygia (as Marie Therese Relin)
Gabriele Ferzetti ..... Piso
Massimo Girotti ..... Aulus Plautius
Leopoldo Trieste ..... Chilo
Marko Nikolic ..... Tigellinus
Françoise Fabian ..... Pomponia (as Francoise Fabian)
Georges Wilson ..... Pedanius
Max von Sydow ..... The Apostle Peter
Ángela Molina ..... Acte (as Angela Molina)
Marisa Solinas ..... Polybia

Synopsis:

This umpteenth film version of Henryk Sienkewicz's warhorse novel Quo Vadis? was produced for Italian Television. Francesco Quinn (son of Anthony) stars as the arrogant Roman legionnaire whose brutish, libertine outlook on life is softened by the love of early Christian girl Cristina Raines. Even allowing for the overproduced 1951 MGM version, this Quo Vadis? is a 200-minute wallow in excess. Accordingly, Klaus Maria Brandauer overplays Nero in an unbridled manner that hasn't been seen since the heyday of Bela Lugosi; at times, we shudder in fear that Brandauer's histrionics may level the papier-mache sets. Quo Vadis? debuted in the US on cable TV in 1986, where it was telecast in two parts.

Franco Rossi's epic mini series about the last days of Rome. Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a Christian woman, Lygia. Caught in the grip of insanity Nero's atrocities become more extreme and he burns Rome, laying the blame on the Christians. Vinicius races to save Lygia from the wrath of Nero as the empire of Rome collapses around them. Franco Rossi's epic mini series features an outstanding performance by Klaus Maria Brandauer as Nero and features Max Von Sydow as the Apostle Peter.

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