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Quo Vadis   1951     3 and a half stars    N/R, 171 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mervyn LeRoy  
Cast: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie, Abraham Sofaer, Buddy Baer, Felix Aylmer, Marina Berti, Nora Swinburne, Ralph Truman, Norman Wooland, Peter Miles, Geoffrey Dunn

  One of MGM's biggest productions at the time, "Quo Vadis," stars Peter Ustinov as the Roman Emperor Nero. Robert Taylor plays the Roman warrior, Marcus Vinicius, who loves the beautiful Christian, Lygia (Deborah Kerr), but, at first, she wants nothing to do with a soldier. As time passes, Marcus converts to Christianity, and Lygia falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Nero's actions against the Christians becomes more violent as he burns Rome and then throws the Christians to the lions. Nero's former aide Petronius (Leo Genn) posthumously delivers the final insult to Nero. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and two for Best Supporting Actor (Leo Genn and Peter Ustinov).



Cast
Robert Taylor Marcus Vincius
Deborah Kerr Lygia
Leo Genn Petronius
Peter Ustinov Nero
Patricia Laffan Poppaea
Finlay Currie Peter
Abraham Sofaer Paul
Buddy Baer Ursus
Felix Aylmer Plautius
Marina Berti Eunice
Nora Swinburne Pomponia
Ralph Truman Tigellinus
Norman Wooland Nerva
Peter Miles Nazarius
Geoffrey Dunn Terpnos
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Quo Vadis (1951)
Peter Ustinov
Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for Spartacus (1960), Best Supporting Actor for Topkapi (1964)


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