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Certificate PG

Cast Robert Taylor Deborah Kerr Peter Ustinov Leo Genn

Directors Mervyn LeRoy

Screenwriters S N Behrman Sonia Levien

Running Time 171 minutes

Quo Vadis
Epic Roman drama

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Plot
When General Marcus Vinicius returns to Rome from battle, he falls in love with Lygia, an adopted daughter of a fellow general, but effectively a hostage. When she is presented to him as a gift, he discovers she is in secret a Christian. When Emperor Nero decides all Christians must be thrown to the lions, it is up to Marcus to save Lygia and her family, and in so doing discover that Rome is in need of a soul.

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