DramaHistory
The Sign of the Cross
“A picture which will proudly lead all the entertainments the world has ever seen”
A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
64
User score
51 votes
Status
Released
Released
December 25, 1932
Runtime
2h 6m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$694.1K → $2.7M
Top cast
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
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Glabrio
Vivian Tobin
Dacia
William V. Mong
Licinius
Joyzelle Joyner
Ancaria
Richard Alexander
Viturius
Nat Pendleton
Strabo
Clarence Burton
Servillius
Harold Healy
Tybul
Robert Seiter
Philodemus
Charles Middleton
Tyros
Henry Brandon
Colosseum Spectator (uncredited)
John Carradine
Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)
