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The Sign of the Cross (1932)
After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they are all to be caught and sent to the arena... See full summary » Director:Cecil B. DeMille |
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Elissa Landi | ... | |
| Claudette Colbert | ... | ||
| Charles Laughton | ... | ||
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Ian Keith | ... | |
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Arthur Hohl | ... |
Titus
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Harry Beresford | ... |
Favius Fontelas
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Tommy Conlon | ... |
Stephan
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Ferdinand Gottschalk | ... | |
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Vivian Tobin | ... |
Dacia
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William V. Mong | ... |
Licinius
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Joyzelle Joyner | ... |
Ancaria
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Richard Alexander | ... |
Viturius
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Nat Pendleton | ... |
Strabo
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Clarence Burton | ... |
Servillius
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Storyline
After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they are all to be caught and sent to the arena. Two old Christians are caught, and about to be hauled off, when Marcus, the highest military official in Rome, comes upon them. When he sees their stepdaughter Mercia, he instantly falls in love with her and frees them. Marcus pursues Mercia, which gets him into trouble with Emperor (for being easy on Christians) and with the Empress, who loves him and is jealous. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
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Cecil B. DeMille's The Sign of the Cross See more »Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
West Germany: | (without intermission)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Rudolph G. Kopp
Lyrics by Sidney Buchman
Played at the orgy and danced and sung by Joyzelle Joyner See more »
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In this film, Charles Laughton plays the Roman emperor Nero. In the unfinished I, Claudius he played Claudius, Nero's great-uncle, stepfather, and predecessor. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When the boxers are fighting with the spiked gloves, the loser gets punched in the face. He is shown with scars on his face and spits blood onto his chest. In the next shot (from a slightly different angle) the scars are there but the blood on his chest is gone. See more »Quotes
Emperor Nero: My head is splitting... the wine last night, the music... it was a delicious debauchery!See more »
Soundtracks
"Ancaria's Song and Dance (The Naked Moon)"(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Rudolph G. Kopp
Lyrics by Sidney Buchman
Played at the orgy and danced and sung by Joyzelle Joyner See more »
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