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Plot: "Welcome to Nero's House of Women" greets a concubine to a slave girl, Lygia (Deborah Kerr). Later this self-same greeter reveals that she, too, like Lygia, is really a fellow Christian neophyte. And ...( read more read more... )it's that mixture of tawdry Hollywood sex and a strong Christian message that makes this film an enjoyable "gentiles and gladiators" flick. Marcus Vinicius returns home after conquering the Britons to find that Rome is infected with a crazy new sect called Christians and that his beloved emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov, roly-poly and wicked) has become increasingly wacky. Marcus tries his centurion wiles on Lygia, and she's smitten, but she's also a Christian convert and begs Marcus not to force her to choose between him and her god. The Christians have a tough go of it, with martyrdom in the Coliseum as punishment for belonging to the new religion in town. Though three hours long, director Mervyn LeRoy's film always has something going on. It could help you enjoyably kill any rainy Sunday afternoon. --Keith Simanton

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  • Want To See
    MCT:
    July 16, 2008
    want to see this because it was nominated for best picture at the oscars, by NBR, and at the golden globes
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 30, 2007
    It's a little bit too much Bible in it for my taste. And I didn't like that all Romans are bad while all the Christians are good and heroic. And the only good Romans there are turn to Christians in the end or die. I mean the world isn't devided into good and bad!
    But anyways, it's a movie and I really enjoyed Peter Ustinov. He's so fun and he's the only thing you can really enjoy about the movie.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 7, 2007
    Despite the swords and sandals, the core of this film is a stodgy and stiff-backed romantic melodrama combined with a preachy christian message. Peter Ustinov's Nero is fun, portraying him as an affable maniac but Robert Taylor is acting like he's reading off cue cards and as a whole, it's an overlong and crushing bore.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 29, 2007
    Robert Taylor? Deborah Kerr? You gotta see Peter Ustinov's Nero. He makes the whole thing worth it!!!
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 18, 2007
    Most people find it terribly boring, and I admit I did at times; nevertheless, I'd watch it over and over!
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 19, 2006
    It's a long movie... but that's forgivable.... fantastic movie. Robert Taylor was wonderful in it!!!!
  • Want To See
    MCT:
    July 26, 2006
    This is the film of the best book of all time, no question. Henryk Sienkiewicz was a genious! Needless to say, I'm dying to see the film, to see if it disgraces the book.....
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 30, 2006
    I like this way better than Ben Hur. Seriously, watch it. The dialogue and actors were clever and very likeable.

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  • Rated: (Unrated)
  • Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
  • Genres: Drama, Classics
  • Released: February 23, 1951
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