The Sign of the Cross (1932)
3.6 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
- After Emperor Nero blames the Christians for burning Rome, he orders that they be sent to the Colosseum. While rounding them up, military leader Marcus Superbus meets pretty young Mercia who begs him to free her stepfather Titus. Marcus does so with the hope of seducing her but is unsuccessful. Empress Poppaea who has her eye on Marcus, soon learns of Mercia and, out of jealousy, orders her fed to the lions.
- Actors:
- Fredric March, Claudette Colbert, Elissa Landi, Charles Laughton, Ian Keith, Arthur Hohl, Harry Beresford, Tommy Conlon, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Vivian Tobin, William V. Mong, Joyzelle Joyner, Richard Alexander, Nat Pendleton, Clarence Burton, Harold Healy, Robert Seiter, Charles Middleton, Joel Allen, Mischa Auer
- Directors:
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Writers:
- Waldemar Young, Sidney Buchman
- Others:
- Karl Struss
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A History of The Classical World In Cinema
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