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Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Quo Vadis?
(1912) Italy
B&W : Nine reels
Directed by Enrico Guazzoni
Cast: Antonio Novelli (Amleto Novelli) [Vinicius], Gustavo Serena [Petronius], Carlo Cattaneo [Nero], Amelia Cattaneo [Eunice], Lea Giunchi [Lygia], Bruto Castellani [Ursus], Augusto Mastripietri [Chilo], Cesare Moltini [Tigellinus], Olga Brandini [Poppaea], Ignazio Lupi [Aulus], Giovanni Gizzi [St. Peter], Lia Orlandini [Matilde Guillaume], Ida Carloni Talli [Giuseppe Gambardella], Violet Radcliffe [Nero’s baby]
Società Italiana Cines production; distributed by Società Italiana Cines. / Scenario by Enrico Guazzoni, from the novel Quo Vadis? by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Art direction by Enrico Guazzoni and Camillo Innocenti. Costume design by Enrico Guazzoni. Cinematography by Eugenio Bava and Alessandro Bona. Film editor, Enrico Guazzoni. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Italian silent epic is reputed to have inspired D.W. Griffith to make Judith of Bethulia (1914). The film was released in the USA by Kleine Optical Company in April 1913.
Drama: Historical.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Italy]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Ancient Romans - Ancient Rome - Animals: Horses - Christians - Roman Empire - Soldiers: Roman - Transportation: Chariots
Listing updated: 30 November 2022.
References: Bardèche-History pp. 48, 51, 66, 67, 97, 198; Barry-Griffith p. 17; Blum-Silent p. 35; Bohn-Light pp. xix, 38, 39, 52, 56, 170; Bondanella-Italian p. 3; Brownlow-Parade pp. 92, 388, 511; Drew-Speaking pp. 223-224; Everson-American pp. 56, 70, 368; Fell-History pp. 22, 59; Kerr-Silent p. 57; Lahue-Collecting pp. 14, 30; Leish-Cinema pp. 20, 23; Limbacher-Feature p. 197; Robinson-Palace pp. 98.8, 136; Shipman-Cinema p. 48; Shirley-Australian pp. 19, 44; Sinyard-Silent pp. 23, 136, 138-139; Smith-Epic p. xv; Tarbox-Lost pp. 111, 112, 116; Webb-Hollywood pp. 20, 87 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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