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main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditsuser commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsrecommendationsmessage boardplot summaryplot keywordsAmazon.Mayer since it was his final big budget production.Henryk Sienkiewicz was one of Poland's great historical novelists, and
one of the first recipients of the Nobel Prize for literature (1905).It has only been in the last decade or so that translations of other
novels by him have appeared in English, but his major work, QUO VADIS?It concentrates on the burning of
Rome and the persecution of the Christians (including the death by
crucifixion of St.DeMille's THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.DeMille never made such a pessimistic
and tragic film in his career, with all the good people being destroyed
and Nero (at that time) triumphant.This does not happen in QUO VADIS,
where the corruption and incompetence of the regime finally loses the
support of the people (and ...The others were led by Nero's
original chief minister Seneca, the stoic philosopher and dramatist.Seneca's nephew Lucan was also a leading figure in the court.Both men
were eventually turned into foes of the regime, especially as Seneca
fell from his ministerial position after the murder of Nero's mother
Agrippina.Petronius managed to avoid the political conflict that
involved the other two, but the Emperor's irrational jealousy helped
link the three.Lucan
joined a conspiracy against Nero led by a Senator named Piso.As spectacle and history QUO VADIS?DeMille never tackled it.But despite
those two omissions the film does do the period pretty well.Fredric March had been in SIGN OF THE CROSS.Lord
that he once denied.His end is based on a legend that Peter was
crucified upside down, supposedly at his request that he did not
deserve to be crucified in the same way as the Lord he briefly failed.They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update.Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, commonly known as Quo Vadis, is a Polish historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz.Quo vadis is Latin for "Where are you going?"New Testament verse (John 13:36).The verse, in the King James Version, reads as follows, "Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou?Quo Vadis tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman, Ligia (or Lygia), and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician.Several movies have been based on Quo Vadis.The most famous movie is the Hollywood production Quo Vadis filmed in 1951.Characters in Quo Vadis
Marcus Vinicius (fictitious), a military tribune and Roman patrician who recently returned to Rome.He asks for the counsel of his uncle Petronius so that he can possess her.Calina (fictitious), but everybody calls her Ligia (Lygia in some translations), the daughter of a deceased king of the Ligians, a barbarian tribe (hence her nickname).Ligia is technically a hostage of the Senate and people of Rome, and was forgotten years ago by her own people.Petronius is a member of Nero's court who uses his wit to adulate and mock him at the same time.Somewhat amoral and a bit lazy, he tries to help his nephew but his cunning plan is thwarted by Ligia's Christian friends.Eunice is a beautiful woman from Greece who has fallen in love with her master, who is completely unaware of this fact.Chilon Chilonides (fictitious), a charlatan and a private investigator.He is hired by Marcus to find Ligia.Nero (historical), an incompetent, petty, and cruel emperor, manipulated by his courtesans.He listens most intently to flatterers and fools.Poppaea Sabina (historical), the wife of Nero.Acte (historical), an Imperial slave and former mistress of Nero.Pomponia Graecina (historical), a Christian convert.Quite dignified and much respected.According to Roman law Ligia is still a hostage of the Roman state, i.Ursus (fictitious), the bodyguard of Ligia.Her tribesman, he served her late mother and is strongly devoted to his princess.He is amazed by the power of Nero (in the novel Peter names him the Beast).Crispus (fictitious), clearly a Christian zealot bordering on being a fanatic.Historical events
Sienkiewicz alludes to several historical events and merges them in his novel, but some of them are of doubtful authenticity.The death of Claudia Augusta, sole child of Nero, in AD 63.The Great Fire of Rome in AD 64, which in the novel is started by orders of Nero.The suicide of Petronius is clearly based on the account of Pliny the Elder.Although Barrett never acknowledged it, several elements in the play strongly resemble those in Quo Vadis.In the novel, her name is Ligia, in the play she is Mercia.Petronius, however, does not appear in The Sign of the Cross, and the ending of the play diverges from that of Quo Vadis.External links
Quo Vadis, available at Project Gutenberg.This page was last modified 21:46, 5 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Look up Quo vadis in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Quo vadis is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?"Stage, film and TV
Quo Vadis (1900 play): A Broadway play that opened at the New York Theatre on April 9, 1900.Quo Vadis (1902 film): a French silent version directed by Lucien Nonguet and Ferdinand Zecca, no cast credited.Quo Vadis 1909 opera by Jean Nouges.Quo Vadis (1912 film): an Italian silent version, adapted and directed by Enrico Guazzoni, starring Amelia Cattaneo, Carlo Cattaneo, Lea Giunchi and Giovanni Gizzi.Quo Vadis (1951 film): a lavish MGM production, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov.Stitched on the back of Gene from Eugene's shirt (Jeremy Davies') shirt in Werner Herzog's film Rescue Dawn.Art and architecture
Quo Vadis (church): The "Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis?"The painting "Domine, Quo Vadis" ("Whither goest thou, Lord?"Peter asked Jesus this question on the outskirts of Rome.River Serra Club sponsored their first
camp.Harrisburg (PA) hosted
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