History, Drama, Religion (USA — 1951)

In the decadence and decay of Nero's Rome, where Christianity is just beginning to foment, Marcus Vinicius, a Roman military commander, falls in love with Lygia. Lygia has recently converted to Christianity, and Marcus follows suit. The conversion establishes a rift between Marcus and the emperor Nero, who blames the growing religion for the turmoil within his empire, going so far as to throw Christian converts to the lions.

Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Written by: Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Lee Mahin, S.N. Behrman, Sonya Levien
Produced by: Sam Zimbalist
Starring: Sir Peter Ustinov, Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr

Length: 167 mins.
Rating: 15 (BBFC)

Audio Tracks: en de es pl hu
Subtitles: en de es pt el pl hu bg ro da fi no sv
DVD/BD Region: 2
Purchased on: 17 February 2009