Product Details

• Actors: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan
• Directors: Mervyn LeRoy
• Format: Color, Full Screen, Import, NTSC, Mono
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Korean
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: MGM
• Run Time: 171 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A1ENCU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,234 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews - "Welcome to Nero's House of Women" greets a concubine to a slave girl, Lygia (Deborah Kerr). Later this self-same greeter reveals that she, too, like Lygia, is really a fellow Christian neophyte. And it's that mixture of tawdry Hollywood sex and a strong Christian message that makes this film an enjoyable "gentiles and gladiators" flick. Marcus Vinicius returns home after conquering the Britons to find that Rome is infected with a crazy new sect called Christians and that his beloved emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov, roly-poly and wicked) has become increasingly wacky. Marcus tries his centurion wiles on Lygia, and she's smitten, but she's also a Christian convert and begs Marcus not to force her to choose between him and her god. The Christians have a tough go of it, with martyrdom in the Coliseum as punishment for belonging to the new religion in town. Though three hours long, director Mervyn LeRoy's film always has something going on. It could help you enjoyably kill any rainy Sunday afternoon. --Keith Simanton [refers to the VHS edition] ++++ This officially licensed release from South Korea is in ENGLISH with optional (removable) English and Korean subtitles.

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86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TIME/WARNER SHOULD RELEASE THIS FILM ON DVD/ WE ALL NEED IT PRONTO!, July 18, 2005

By	Sandra Levin "Sandra Levin" (NY NY) - See all my reviews

"Quo Vadis" is a great film Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn and Peter Ustinov with splendid cinematography, fabulous sets and costume designs, magnificently photographed by Robert Surtees. "An Spectacular True 1950Th's Classic."

This jewel of a movie "Quo Vadis" whose copyrights are owned by "TIME-WARNER INC." it's nonetheless still sitting idle at their MGM/UA Turner Collection's Library without any official restoration on DVD, even when released in 1951, it did became the 2nd highest box office take in "Hollywood's Film History." Surpased only by the epic "Gone With The Wind."

The restoration should be presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. But unfortunately right now, only some appalling import copies of it are circulating the internet, selling some for over $35 a piece.

I can't comprehend why Time Warner Home Video have not noticed this problem and take some action to correct this oversight sooner rather than later. So at this point, that "The Studio" is about to re-issue in September 13, 2005 the "Collector's Edition of Ben-Hur." We feel that "QUO VADIS," which also was produced by Sam Symbalist, could become a very profitable asset, if only this film that deals with "The First Judeo/Christian Holocaust" is put on a fast track by Warner Brothers for a late 2005 release in conjunction with the "Collector's Edition Ben-Hur."

Ideally along also with two other classic films that are at Warner Brothers Film Library Vault. The first one "Land of The Pharaohs" by Director Howard Hawks, Starring: Joan Collins and Jack Hawkins (who also starred in "Ben-Hur.") This film screenplay was done by no other than the great American writer William Faulkner. The second feature is "The 4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse," Directed by Vicente Minnelli, Starring: Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer, Lee J. Cobb and Paul Heinreid, Co-starring: Paul Lucas, Yvette Mimeux and Karl Boehm. It's a searing drama, in which the Nazi monster set brother against brother following the family's destructive linkup to the sinister horrors of Nazi Germany. A perfect match for another very profitable Warner Brothers DVD release dealing whith this Nazi subject matter: The legendary Luchino Visconti's "THE DAMNED."

All these Great Classic films of "Hollywood's 1950Th poque" should already have been released on anamorphic widescreen or presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition on DVD. Unfortunately, perhaps due to an oversight by someone at Time Warner Studios, all of them are still gathering star dust at "Warner Brothers Film Library Vault." Without generating any revenues for The Studio or otherwise providing to us some pleasurable joy when we add them to our "DVD Home Video Collections."

Can somebody please remind "TIME-WARNER INC." that they still got "These Three Golden Classic Movies" waiting to be released on DVD, which also can be very apropos films for the times we live.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quo Vadis makes me sadus., July 29, 2006

By	Ronald Egan "Ron" (San Antonio, Tx United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ok sorry for the title of this review. But along with many other classic movie fans with a desire to see these movies given the "A" treatment with a pristine print as well as a strong soundtrack in dolby THX or something comparable, just can't wait any longer. It is beyond all comprehension why the studios hold out as long as they do when releasing these movie-must haves to DVD. This is a sad state of affairs, because we have to resort to buying sub-par DVD's from the people who do release them quick and we only buy them later again when a better print is available. I'm sure as usual it is for financial reasons that the studios dont release these movies in a timely manner, however, you can see from these reviews alone and many others that people are intrested in seeing these movies released as well. Please, please, please, someone take the initiative to get these major works of cinema released to the public. Thanks! A classic movie fan.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Desperately needs to be brought to the 21st century, May 8, 2006

By	otro lector mas (Caimito, Puerto Rico, USA) - See all my reviews

Outstanding movie, but be forewarned the sound in the Taiwanese DVD plays in mono only which takes away from what would otherwise be a sublime experience. Still it is a classic with a message that we sorely need to be reminded of (and which you have to go out of your way to hear nowadays).

What on earth are the folks in Hollywood waiting for to release a remastered version of this cinematic milestone?