Elizabeth Taylor, who did a screen test for QUO VADIS, reportedly has a cameo in it after she lost the role to Deborah Kerr. It's difficult to find her in the movie, which boasts a cast of thousands. But here is what some believe is Liz's very brief appearance in the epic movie. Sophia Loren is also reported to be in the movie but I still didn't find any sign of her.
I'm not sure it's hard to tell but I think a very young Sophia is one of the Vestal Virgins. I purposely watch this movie on Saturday nite to see if I could spot her were some scenes in which I zoomed in it was hard to tell. No matter this is a great movie one of my all time favorites, very lavish spectacle!!!
ReplyDeleteFalse. Sophia Loren plays the blonde Roman girl in a pink robe who throws flowers at Marcus Vinicius passing in his triumphant chariot. He, for a brief moment, takes her for Lygia, but then realises his mistake and rides on.
ReplyDeleteThis movie still is is placed in one of the websites related to Sophia.
I do not think that the woman depicted above on this page is Elizabeth Taylor. She seems too old and her face is not matching.
ReplyDeleteA better candidate can be seen at minute 41:36 of the film (DVD version) - the scene where Lygia is guided into Neros Palace, shortly after her entrance. Taylor might be the blonde girl in the light blue robe and golden belt, standing in front of the big mirror (from her own words, we know that she wore a blue gown in Quo Vadis).
She played the part of a Slave in a scene in the Circus.
ReplyDeleteShe walks in front of Nerone while the roman soldiers flog them
If you're looking for a shot of Sophia Loren in Quo Vadis, check this out:
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/shortyblueyes5/status/1086082642913648640
Or:
https://blogduwest2.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/quo-vadis-le-casting-fantome/
For a photo of Sophia Loren in Quo Vadis, go to:
ReplyDeletehttps://blogduwest2.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/quo-vadis-le-casting-fantome/
If the screenwriters chose Deborah over Elizabeth for Ligia´s role is bc they are stupid.
ReplyDeleteAfter have seen Elizabeth as Cleopatra, surely those stupids changed their minds. Deborah was amazing,but Taylor was better for this role.
Deborah Kerr was not chosen over Elizabeth Taylor. The film was originally cast with Gregory Peck and Elizabeth Taylor, with John Huston directing. It was a different script, but based on the same novel. It started shooting in Rome but was abandoned. A year or so later the new version was cast with Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr and started shooting again.
ReplyDeleteSophia Loren is the girl throwing the rose at Marcus as he enters Rome on chariot
ReplyDelete