TY - ADVS AU - Zimbalist,Sam AU - Mahin,John Lee AU - Behrman,S.N. AU - Levien,Sonya AU - LeRoy,Mervyn AU - Taylor,Robert AU - Kerr,Deborah AU - Genn,Leo AU - Ustinov,Peter AU - Sienkiewicz,Henryk AU - AU - AU - AU - AU - AU - AU - AU - TI - Quo vadis SN - 9781419873546 AV - PN1997.W279.Q683 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Burbank, California PB - Distributed by Warner Home Video KW - Nero, KW - Generals KW - Italy KW - Rome KW - Drama KW - Persecution KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Church history KW - Epic films KW - Historical films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Feature films KW - Film adaptations N1 - Based on the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz; Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951; Special features: Disc one: Movie part one; theatrical trailers. Disc two: Movie part two; "In the beginning: Quo Vadis and the genesis of the Biblical epic" new featurette; commentary by critic/film historian F.X. Feeney; original roadshow overture and exit music rejoined to the film; Directors of photography, Robert Surtees, William V. Skall ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; music, Miklos Rozsa; CHV rating: 14A; 2 N2 - Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Though Lygia grew up Roman, and as the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway. Meanwhile, Nero's atrocities get more outrageous. When he burns Rome and blames the Christians, Marcus goes off to save Lygia and her family. Nero captures them and all other Christians. He decides to make a sport of it by throwing them to the lions ER -