Quo vadis

Quo vadis

"Quo vadis" is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?", referring to the time in Christian tradition when Saint Peter met Jesus on his way to be crucified. The phrase may refer to:

* "Quo vadis" as used in the Biblical Gospel of John.
* "Quo vadis" in the apocryphal Acts of Peter

Quo vadis may also refer to:

; literature
* "Quo Vadis" (novel), 1895 novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz

; stage, film and TV
* "Quo Vadis" (1902 film), a French silent version directed by Lucien Nonguet and Ferdinand Zecca
* "Quo Vadis" (1912 film), an Italian silent version, starring Carlo Cattaneo
* "Quo Vadis" (1924 film), an Italian silent film starring Lillian Hall-Davis and Emil Jannings
* "Quo Vadis" (1951 film), a lavish MGM production, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov.
* "Quo Vadis" (1985 film), television mini-series
*Quo Vadis (2001 film), Polish language version, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and starring Paweł Deląg, Magdalena Mielcarz, Bogusław Linda and Michał Bajor
* , 2001 episode of the American television series "ER"
*"Quo Vadis, Capt. Chandler?", 1975 episode of the American television series "M*A*S*H", which featured a soldier who believed he was Jesus Christ.

; music
* Quo Vadis (band): a Canadian death metal band
* "Quo Vadis, 1994 song by the Australian band Hoodoo Gurus, on the "Crank" album
* "Quo Vadis", large 1947 musical composition for soloists, chorus and orchestra, by Sir George Dyson

; art and architecture
* Church of Domine Quo Vadis , church southeast of Rome, marking the location where in Christian tradition, Saint Peter met Jesus on his way to be crucified, and asked him, "Domine, quo vadis?" ("Whither goest thou, Lord?")
* "Domine, Quo Vadis" (Annibale Carraci), 1602 painting by Annibale Carracci

; other uses
* Quo Vadis Entertainment Center (movie theater) , a now-shuttered cinema in Westland, Michigan
* Quo Vadis (automobile): a French automobile produced from 1921 to 1923
*"Quo Vadis" (1984 game): A 1984 computer game released for the Commodore 64
* The name of a range of footwear released in India by Bata Shoes
* Quo Vadis (horse) an American Quarter Horse mare inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame


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