The Sign of the Cross(Movie, 1932)

Name: The Sign of the Cross
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1932
Duration: T02:4:00
Rating: 3.2

| 2h 4min | Genres: Drama, History

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 17 votes)

The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 American pre-Code epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures. Based on the original 1895 play by English playwright Wilson Barrett, the screenplay was written by Waldemar Young and Sidney Buchman. It stars Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, and Charles Laughton, with Ian Keith and Arthur Hohl. Both play and film have a strong resemblance to the 1895–96 novel Quo Vadis and, like the novel, take place in ancient Rome during the reign of Nero. The art direction and costume design were by Mitchell Leisen, who also acted as assistant director. Karl Struss was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. ... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Sign of the Cross

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography

About The Sign of the Cross

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.

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Original Trailer(Trailer, 2:11)

Original Trailer (Trailer) | DeMille's The Sign of the Cross 90th Anniversary (Featurette)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Rome

Made by: Paramount Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/30/1932

Appearing Characters: Poppaea Sabina, Nero, Tigellinus, Saint Titus

Cast: Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Ian Keith, Ferdinand Gottschalk, William V. Mong, Joyzelle Joyner, Nat Pendleton, Mischa Auer, John Carradine, Edward LeSaint, Wilfred Lucas, Florence Turner, Charles Middleton, Angelo Rossitto, Arthur Hohl, Harry Beresford, Lane Chandler, Lionel Belmore, Richard Alexander, Clarence Burton, Dorothy Granger, True Boardman, Margerie Bonner, Henry Brandon, George Bruggeman, Horace B. Carpenter, Ruth Clifford, William Forrest, Charles Gemora, Wynne Gibson, Carol Holloway, John James, Otto Lederer, James Millican, Gertrude Norman, Wedgwood Nowell, Dave O'Brien, William H. O'Brien, Hal Price, Sally Rand, Tom Ricketts, Stanley Ridges, Ynez Seabury

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Producer: Cecil B. DeMille

Screenwriter: Sidney Buchman, Waldemar Young, Dudley Nichols

Film Editor: Anne Bauchens

Director of Photography: Karl Struss

Composer: Rudolph G. Kopp, Milan Roder

Production Designer: Mitchell Leisen

Keywords: ancient rome, 1st century, pre-code, empress, nero, arena

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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