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Quo Vadis, Thumb Down, 1913
A gladiator stands over a fallen man.
What
A 1913 American colour poster for Quo Vadis, the Cines photo drama after Sienkiewicz presented by George Kleine, from the Library of Congress.
Why
Enrico Guazzoni directed it for Cines, and with 5,000 extras and a two-hour running time it was one of the first blockbusters.
Notice
A snipe across the top reads "McVICKER'S STARTING Monday Mat. MAY 5", and the caption at the foot reads "THUMB DOWN."
“The crowd's verdict, in the arena”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Quo Vadis (1913), dir. Enrico Guazzoni
- Country / studio
- Italy · Cines
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. one-sheet, in colour, 1913
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs (LCCN 2013648052)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
The same film, another screen
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