Quo vadis
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Quo vadis is a Latin phrase meaning "Whither goest thou?" or "Where are you going?" It is used as a proverbial phrase from the Bible (John 16:5). The most famous use is in the Apocryphal Acts of Peter. (See: Saint Peter)
Quo vadis may also refer to:
- Quo Vadis (novel) - Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1896
- Quo Vadis (1900 play) – a Broadway play that opened at the New York Theatre on April 9, 1900. It was produced by F. C. Whitney and written for the stage by Hugh Stanislaus Stange from the Henry Sienkiewicz novel.
- Quo Vadis (1902 movie) - A silent version with no actors, writers, or director credited
- Quo Vadis (1912 movie) - An Italian silent version, starring Amelia Cattaneo, Carlo Cattaneo, Lea Giunghi and Giovanni Gizzi. Adapted and directed by Enrico Guazzoni. Often mentioned as the first successful feature-length motion picture, and the inspiration for D. W. Griffith to make The Birth of a Nation.
- Quo Vadis (1924 movie) - A silent film starring Elga Brink, Rina De Liguoro, Lillian Hall-Davis, Emil Jannings and Elena Sangro. Directed by Arturo Ambrosio and Georg Jacoby. No adaptation writer credited.
- Quo Vadis (1951 movie) - Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov
- Quo Vadis (1984 game), 1 1984 computer game released for the Commodore 64.
- Quo Vadis (1985 movie) - A television movie starring Annie Belle, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Frederic Forrest and Francesco Quinn. Directed by Franco Rossi. No adaptation writer credited.
- Quo Vadis (2001 movie) - A Polish language version, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and starring Pawel Delag, Magdalena Mielcarz, Boguslaw Linda and Michal Bajor
- The painting Domine, Quo Vadis (Whither goest thou, Lord?) by Annibale Carracci
- Quo Vadis (church) - The Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis?
- Quo Vadis (board game) - A German-style board game by Reiner Knizia.
- Quo Vadis (video game) - A Japanese wargame for the Sega Saturn.
- Quo Vadis (band) - A Canadian death metal band.
- Quo Vadis (Polish band) - Polish death metal band.