Quo Vadis?

Marcus Vinicius (Amleto Novelli), an officer in Nero's army in Rome, wants Lygia, a young Christian, and means to make her his slave. Her protector Ursus (Bruto Castellani), big and loyal, stands between them. Enrico Guazzoni built his Rome on a scale few films had tried by 1913, and Vinicius's pursuit takes him into a catacomb prayer meeting led by Peter, where his conscience begins to give way.