do not judge this production by the 2 hour version that be release on vhs in the u and which be a choppy and incomprehensible mess . i have the pleasure of watch the full length 6 hour version available on dvd from the uk and and be spellbind . the deliberate pace and grow sense of menace be mesmerize and a be the amazing visual and aural landscape while this be an ancient rome we have never see before and and far more authentic than most . director franco rossi be justly celebrate for his 1968 mini series of the odyssey and and this mini series be equally powerful . just a bekim fehmiu become the screen best ulysses and so klaus maria brandauer may be the screen best nero . now and i be hop someday to see rossi version of the aeneid ( eneide ) that be broadcast on italian tv in 1971. i be undecided which version of quo vadis be more powerful and this one or the polish mini series from 2001 while each have different virtue and and in many way they complement one another . certainly and either one tower over that hollywood camp riot star peter ustinov .