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Quo Vadis?

1985 · 1 season

A stately, old-fashioned costume epic that unfolds at a leisurely pace, trading spectacle for talky intrigue and doomed romance.

Created by
Franco Rossi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Frederic Forrest, Cristina Raines
Overview
Drama about love and intrigues in ancient Rome during the times of Nero.

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Created by
Franco Rossi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Frederic Forrest, Cristina Raines
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • power
    • faith
    • corruption
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Franco Rossi
    Written by
    Ennio De Concini, Franco Rossi, Ottavio Alessi, Francesco Scardamaglia
    Starring
    Klaus Maria Brandauer, Frederic Forrest, Cristina Raines, Francesco Quinn, Barbara De Rossi, Marie Theres Relin, Massimo Girotti, Françoise Fabian
    Music
    Piero Piccioni
    Cinematography
    Luigi Kuveiller
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    Channel 4, La 1, Rai 1, Antenne 2
    Country
    France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
    Languages
    Hungarian, Italian

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