This huge epic film gets lots of crowd scenarios, fabulous gowns, dramatic scenes and is realized on a giant scale, spectacular sequences and Christians' bloody martyrdom as lions attack in arena and cruel crucifixions. Vinicio helped by Ursus (Buddy Baer) risk their lives to save her. Depraved emperor Nero wants to get rid the Christians followed by Apostle Peter (Finlay Currie) and Paul (Abraham Sofaer) and then orders burn on stakes and use them as meat for hungry lions. Meantime, the Christians are accused by Nero (Peter Ustinov), along with Poppea (Patricia Laffan) and Tijelinus (Ralph Truman) of burning the ancient Rome. Vinicio confess him he has fallen in love from Ligia (Deborah Kerr), a virginal and mysterious young whom has known in the Plautus's home (Felix Aylmer and wife Nora Swinburne). a Roman official prefect named Marco Vinicio (Robert Taylor) returns from Gaul wars and goes home Petronius (Leo Genn and enamored the gorgeous slave played by Marina Berti ), adviser of emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov). Reviewed by ma-cortes 8 / 10 Larger-than-life production with breathtaking scenarios and exciting scenesĭuring 63 a.d. Marcus gets Emperor Nero (Sir Peter Ustinov) to give her to him for services rendered, but finds himself succumbing gradually to her Christian faith.-John Oswalt Though she grew up Roman, the adopted daughter of a retired General, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. In spite of the many more celebrated highlights (the burning of Rome, the rescue of Lygia from a rampaging bull, the upside-down crucifixion of Simon Peter), the scene that remains most vivid in the memory is the posthumous "final insult" delivered to Nero by his contemptuous former aide Petronius (Leo Genn ). Sophia Loren can be briefly spotted as an extra during one of the crowd scenes.Returning to Rome after three years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) meets Lygia (Deborah Kerr) and falls in love with her, though as a Christian, she wants nothing to do with a warrior. Part of Nero's master plan is the elimination of the Christian "threat," leading to the climactic lion picnics in the arena. This love story is laid against the larger intrigues of the debauched emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov ), who hopes to gain immortality by destroying Rome with a fire and remaking it in his own image.
The plot, as always, concerns the romance between a beautiful early Christian woman (Deborah Kerr ) and the initially agnostic Roman soldier Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor ). Originally advertised as "Colossal Quo Vadis," this opulent MGM production is far and away the most elaborate of the many versions of Henryk Sienkiewicz 's novel.
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