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  • Actors: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Leo Genn, Patricia Laffan
  • Directors: Mervyn LeRoy
  • Format: PAL
  • Subtitles: English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Feb 2009
  • Run Time: 174 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001IYO2BA
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,764 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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MGM turned Henry Sinkiewicz's Nobel Prize-winning novel into one of the most extravagant productions in film history. The epic tale is set in the decadence and decay of Nero's Rome, where Christianity is just beginning to foment. Robert Taylor (BILLY THE KID, JOHNNY EAGER) stars as Marcus Vinicius, a Roman military commander who falls in love with Lygia, played by Deborah Kerr (KING SOLOMON'S MINES, THE KING AND I). Lygia has recently converted to Christianity, and Marcus follows suit. The conversion establishes a rift between Marcus and the emperor Nero (Sir Peter Ustinov), who blames the growing religion for the turmoil within his empire, going so far as to throw Christian converts to the lions. But the real appeal of QUO VADIS is the grand Technicolor spectacle of ancient Rome burning, of pagan orgies, of marching armies, and of man-eating lions. Combined with the stunning score by Miklos Rozsa, QUO VADIS is worth watching simply for the audiovisual feast it offers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stop the confusion, 10 Feb 2009
By Thomas Thiemeyer "thomasthiemeyer" (Stuttgart) - See all my reviews
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Please stop the confusion. There won't be a 'wide-screen' version of the movie. Not here, not in Germany or France, not in the U.S, where the film will be released on March 17th.
Quo Vadis was made prior to the advent of widescreen projection and stereophonic sound. It is presented, as in its original theatrical release, with a 1.37:1 aspect ratio and monophonic soundtrack. Because of its extreme length and detailed photography, WHV has spread the film over two discs in order to maximize bit-rate and insure the highest quality picture presentation.
This is the best version you can get for a long time, so sit back and enjoy,
Thomas
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Is the correct one, 1 Feb 2009
By S. R. Williams (London) - See all my reviews
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If you have seen this film before you will not need a review, I just wanted to point out that it is the correct film, I have this on my Blu-ray player as I type and this film certainly stars Robert Taylor, Peter Ustinov and Deborah Kerr, the picture is as you would expect from a Blu-ray film, outstanding for a film made in 1951, if you are worried that they have the wrong film out on blu-ray do not fear, I just have to point out to the previous review, because the states are not putting the film out for a few months does not mean the UK can not issue it first, after all the original Batman films are out on Blu-ray here but not in the US yet, buy this you will not be dissapointed.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars "...Yes Divinity...It's A Work Of Singular Genius." "Are you sure Petronius...?", 24 May 2009
By Mark Barry at Revival Records, Berwick Street (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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After 3 tortuous years in the making and adapted from Henryk Sienkiwicz's huge book, "Quo Vadis" was unleashed on the public in early 1952 - just in time for maximum exposure at the Oscars in March. Costing a staggering $7 million dollars (a figure that even now seems extravagant), the sandals and sand epic did huge box office business in a post-war world hungry for pure escapism - and even managed to garnish eight Oscar nominations along the way. Unfortunately - 57 years later - time has not been kind to this bloated beast of a thing.

But first to the picture quality - as the word "Overture" sits stubbornly on your screen for a few minutes, it's clear that major restoration work has been done here - and then when Robert Taylor (Marcus Vinicus) does turn up riding his chariot into the outskirts of Rome after two years of campaigns, the colour and clarity is BEAUTIFUL. It stays pretty much this way for the whole of the movie - and as you can imagine with this much money spent on it - the outdoor and indoor sets are sumptuous - the BLU RAY image revealing colour and detail everywhere you look.

The problem for me is that the film itself - no matter how good it may look now - is a crushing bore - and if it weren't for Peter Ustinov's fabulously over-the-top turn as the loony and crass Nero, "Quo Vadis" would be unbearable. The normally lovely Deborah Kerr looks suitably bathed in Christian light and full of love for humanity as you can imagine, but I find her po-faced performance as Lygia to be tedious and strangely dead - and again as a lead, she is acted off the set by a supporting actor - the Oscar nominated Leo Genn. British born Genn plays the artful Petronius - a courtier to the harp-playing, poetry composing, grape-eating Divinity. Petronius uses intelligence and cunning to effortlessly dance around Nero's increasingly ludicrous claims and word games. He - of all the cast - feels the most real - Taylor and Kerr seem to be merely doing their jobs. "Quo Vadis" is three hours long - and for me - I felt too many instances where I wanted to reach for the fast-forward button...Ustinov and Genn kept me from doing so.

However, for lovers of the film and period buffs, the Blu Ray purchase is a no-brainer. It looks great - and if you have a home cinema kit or better still a projector and large pull-down screen - then this will transport you back to the opulence of Fifties MGM overkill in a way that the DVD never could.

Great to look at then - but for me - not really a great movie...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Quo Vadis


Movie ****
Picture ****
Sound (Mono) ****
Extra **** (for the excellent documentary about the make off of the movie)
Published 2 months ago by Antonio Rosa

4.0 out of 5 stars saw it in the cinema on first release
Enjoyed it the first time in the cinema and glad they have issued it in DVD blu-ray. The quality is great and it has not dated one iota. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. McKirdy

1.0 out of 5 stars Why Pan and Scan?
I must admit I am hugely disapointed with this blue ray title because it seems to have been simply recorded from a pan and scan TV recording! Why not widescreen? Read more
Published 5 months ago by H. Haynes

2.0 out of 5 stars Quo Quo Scelesti Ruitus
I Have just had a wee look at this version and have to admit that I am a touch disappointed. The film does not appear to have been restored and many flaws remain. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. McDonald

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the correct film!
Unfortunately there is confusion here as the bluray release of "Quo Vadis" which is released on Feb 2 is the inferior tv one! Read more
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