The Sign of the Cross

Name: The Sign of the Cross
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1932
Duration: 126 min
Cast: Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Ian Keith

Cecil B. DeMille

19322h 6mEnglish

Drama History

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A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.

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Cinematography · Karl Struss

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Karl Struss

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Fredric March

Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome

Elissa Landi

Mercia

Claudette Colbert

Empress Poppaea

Charles Laughton

Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar

Ian Keith

Tigellinus

Arthur Hohl

Titus

Harry Beresford

Favius Fontelas

Tommy Conlon

Stephan

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