Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (or Quo Vadis?) is a 1924 Italian silent historical film directed by Gabriellino D'Annunzio and Georg Jacoby and starring Emil Jannings, Elena Sangro and Lillian Hall-Davis. It is based on the 1896 novel Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz which was notably later adapted into a 1951 film.
Plot
In Rome, during the reign of Nero, a young pagan general named Marcus Vinicius falls in love with a beautiful Christian hostage named Licia. Their love appears to be impossible, because of the conflict of their religions. Nero burns the city of Rome and blames the Christians, already hated by the pagan Romans.
More details
| author | Gabriellino D'Annunzio Georg Jacoby |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Rome |
| director | Gabriellino D'Annunzio Georg Jacoby |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | christian nero |
| producer | Arturo Ambrosio |
| productionCompany | Unione Cinematografica Italiana |
| publisher | First National Pictures |
| theme | epic |