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The Sign of the Cross

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

Director

Cecil B. DeMille

Year

Genre

Box Office

$5,971,004

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome

Mercia

Empress Poppaea

Claudette Colbert

Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar

Charles Laughton

Tigellinus

Titus

Favius Fontelas

Harry Beresford

Stephan

Glabrio

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Dacia

Licinius

William V. Mong

Ancaria

Joyzelle Joyner

Viturius

Richard Alexander

Strabo

Servillius

Clarence Burton

Tybul

Philodemus

Tyros

Charles Middleton

Bombadier (1944 Re-Release Prologue)

Christian in Dungeon

Bettor of 300 Silver

Nero's Slave

Roman Woman

Marjorie Bonner

Mute Torturer

Colosseum Spectator

Nero's Slave

George Bruggeman

Horace B. Carpenter

Christian Martyr

Chained Christian

Christian Mother at Meeting

Col. Hugh Mason (1944 Re-Release Prologue)

William Forrest

Gorilla

Orgy Guest

Dorothy Granger

Lt. Herb Hanson (1944 Re-Release Prologue)

Woman Getting Gold for Cup

Lillian Leighton

Enthusiastic Spectator

Capt. Kevin Driscoll - (1944 Re-Release Prologue)

Christian

Gertrude Norman

Man Accepting 300 Silver Bet

Wedgwood Nowell

Christian on Stairway

Man Who Heard Lions All Morning

William H. O'Brien

Spectator

Crocodiles' Victim

Sleeping Spectator

Chaplain Lloyd (1944 Re-Release Prologue)

Impaled Pygmy

Angelo Rossitto

Little Girl

Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue)

Romantic Spectator

Lt. Robert Hammond (1944 Re-Release Prologue)

Oliver Thorndike

Hoboken (1944 Re-Release Prologue)

Christian

Florence Turner

Complaining Wife

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Titus Marcus Superbus, Prefect Of Rome Mercia

Burn, Rome! Burn! - The Sign of the Cross

Burn, Rome! Burn!

"Yet mine shall sacred last - The Sign of the Cross

"Yet mine shall sacred last

"Lo, the blaze aspires! - The Sign of the Cross

"Lo, the blaze aspires!

Devil's luck. - The Sign of the Cross

Hey, Strabo! - The Sign of the Cross

Nero's lions are going to eat. - The Sign of the Cross

Nero's lions are going to eat.

Keep them back. If they kill them,
we won't get our money. - The Sign of the Cross

Keep them back. If they kill them, we won't get our mon...

You dirty Christians! - The Sign of the Cross

You dirty Christians!

Marcus Superbus! - The Sign of the Cross

Marcus Superbus!

Begone!
Out of the way! - The Sign of the Cross

Begone! Out of the way!

Is there anything more
I can do? - The Sign of the Cross

Is there anything more I can do?

Why, I never saw a man
so distracted. - The Sign of the Cross

Why, I never saw a man so distracted.

Which perfume, Empress? - The Sign of the Cross

Which perfume, Empress?

No. - The Sign of the Cross

Dacia you're a butterfly with the sting of a wasp - The Sign of the Cross

Dacia you're a butterfly with the sting of a wasp

But this is what
I've been waiting for... - The Sign of the Cross

But this is what I've been waiting for...

I like that cup of yours. - The Sign of the Cross

I like that cup of yours.

It's gold. - The Sign of the Cross

Thank you. - The Sign of the Cross

I see your reputation
isn't altogether false. - The Sign of the Cross

I see your reputation isn't altogether false.

And she's been
in here many times... - The Sign of the Cross

And she's been in here many times...

Wait here. - The Sign of the Cross

Mercia, Bucco says he wonders
when he can have his soup bone. - The Sign of the Cross

Mercia, Bucco says he wonders when he can have his soup bone...

You know, Bucco, you and I
get hungry about the same time. - The Sign of the Cross

You know, Bucco, you and I get hungry about the same time.

Oh, I forgot the bread. - The Sign of the Cross

Oh, I forgot the bread.

Come on. - The Sign of the Cross

Who's there?
Open! - The Sign of the Cross

Who's there? Open!

Good evening. - The Sign of the Cross

We didn't say goodbye
at the fountain. - The Sign of the Cross

We didn't say goodbye at the fountain.

Answer! - The Sign of the Cross

There's a meeting tonight.
Where is it to be? - The Sign of the Cross

There's a meeting tonight. Where is it to be?

I didn't do anything. - The Sign of the Cross

I didn't do anything.

Will you answer now? - The Sign of the Cross

Will you answer now?

Well, we've heard enough. - The Sign of the Cross

Well, we've heard enough.

What have you been doing
with that boy? - The Sign of the Cross

What have you been doing with that boy?

Is it true that this boy
said nothing? - The Sign of the Cross

Is it true that this boy said nothing?

Why don't they sing loud? - The Sign of the Cross

Why don't they sing loud?

Titus has come
from the shores of Galilee. - The Sign of the Cross

Titus has come from the shores of Galilee.

I am not a teacher,
but one of you. - The Sign of the Cross

I am not a teacher, but one of you.

"We are to become
as children," Jesus said... - The Sign of the Cross

"We are to become as children," Jesus said...

The faith the trust of a child - The Sign of the Cross

The faith the trust of a child

Keep your men quiet. - The Sign of the Cross

Keep your men quiet.

Another Helen of Troy,
only more beautiful. - The Sign of the Cross

Another Helen of Troy, only more beautiful.

Morpheus give you deep slumber.
Thank you. - The Sign of the Cross

Morpheus give you deep slumber. Thank you.

Follow them.
Find out who she is. - The Sign of the Cross

Follow them. Find out who she is.

Since knowing him and since following the truth - The Sign of the Cross

Since knowing him and since following the truth

Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done... - The Sign of the Cross

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done...

Blessed are they
who are persecuted for... - The Sign of the Cross

Blessed are they who are persecuted for...

It's Marcus!
Marcus Superbus! - The Sign of the Cross

It's Marcus! Marcus Superbus!

Viturius!
Here, Excellence. - The Sign of the Cross

Viturius! Here, Excellence.

Come, little sister.
I'll take care of you. - The Sign of the Cross

Come, little sister. I'll take care of you.

Then I shall go on hoping
to make you forget that loyalty. - The Sign of the Cross

Then I shall go on hoping to make you forget that loyalty.

Marcus Do you love this girl - The Sign of the Cross

Marcus Do you love this girl

They were meeting openly,conspiring
openly against your life... - The Sign of the Cross

They were meeting openly,conspiring openly against your life...

My head is splitting The wine last night the music - The Sign of the Cross

My head is splitting The wine last night the music

Marcus! Marcus,
where are you going? - The Sign of the Cross

Marcus! Marcus, where are you going?

Bring her here. - The Sign of the Cross

Bring her here.

Luscious food? - The Sign of the Cross

I'm one of them.
Not anymore. - The Sign of the Cross

I'm one of them. Not anymore.

In dreams indiscreet - The Sign of the Cross

In dreams indiscreet

I've loved you - The Sign of the Cross

Breathe upon me - The Sign of the Cross

Breathe upon me

What's that singing? - The Sign of the Cross

What's that singing?

Get out!
I've heard of worse. - The Sign of the Cross

Get out! I've heard of worse.

Marcus listen to me - The Sign of the Cross

Marcus listen to me

What do you want? - The Sign of the Cross

What do you want?

It's a pity she stopped you. - The Sign of the Cross

It's a pity she stopped you.

Caesar, I pledge my honor... - The Sign of the Cross

Caesar, I pledge my honor...

Marcus... - The Sign of the Cross

You harlot. - The Sign of the Cross

Oh, God. - The Sign of the Cross

Hail, Caesar! - The Sign of the Cross

I'll wager 50 pieces
on the Gaul. - The Sign of the Cross

I'll wager 50 pieces on the Gaul.

The Gaul has got him! - The Sign of the Cross

The Gaul has got him!

Mercy! Have mercy! - The Sign of the Cross

Mercy! Have mercy!

Hail, Caesar! - The Sign of the Cross

Empress, she will enter alone. - The Sign of the Cross

Empress, she will enter alone.

I want to be near you, Mercia. - The Sign of the Cross

I want to be near you, Mercia.

Get out! Get out! - The Sign of the Cross

Get out! Get out!

I'm not afraid.
I shall fear no evil. - The Sign of the Cross

I'm not afraid. I shall fear no evil.

Stephan, look at me. - The Sign of the Cross

Stephan, look at me.

Yes, Mercia.
Come on,
get that boy out of here. - The Sign of the Cross

Yes, Mercia. Come on, get that boy out of here.

Marcia listen to me Renounce your God in name only - The Sign of the Cross

Marcia listen to me Renounce your God in name only

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Writer: Waldemar Young, Sidney Buchman, Wilson Barrett

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, history

Year: 1932

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $5,971,004

Released: 10 Feb 1933

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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