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''' The Sign of the Cross ''' (1932) is a feature film (sound, B&W, 122m), directed by [[Cecil B. DeMille]]. Based on [[The Sign of the Cross (1895 Barrett), play]]. | |||
==Abstract== | |||
Third, and most famous, film version of Barrett's drama presents a combination of spectacle, violence, sex, and the moral victory of religion, which proved to be very popular with moviegoers. | |||
==Cast== | |||
*[[Fredric March]] = [[Vinicius|Marcus Superbus]] | |||
*[[Elissa Landi]] = [[Lygia|Mercia]] | |||
*[[Claudette Colbert]] = [[Poppea]] | |||
*[[Charles Laughton]] = [[Nero]] | |||
==Production== | |||
Produced in the United States (1932). | |||
Released in USA (30 November 1932 in New York, NY, and 25 December 1932, in Los Angeles, CA); Austria (1933); Germany (17 February 1933); Argentina (24 February 1933); Denmark (13 March 1933); Finland (19 March 1933); Sweden (23 March 1933); Australia (31 August 1933); Spain (December 1933); Portugal (28 December 1933); UK (10 July 1939 re-release); ... | |||
Reissued in 1944 with many cuts of sexy and sadistic scenes, and a nine-minute WW2 prologue added. Released in USA (August 1944 re-release); Sweden (26 December 1945 re-release); France (10 September 1947); Spain (30 August 1948 re-release); Austria (1950 re-release); West Germany (1950); Portugal (5 July 1960 re-release) | |||
====Versions in other languages==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Film 1947 DeMille French.jpg|French ed. | |||
File:Film 1933 DeMille German.jpg|German ed. | |||
File:Film 1947 DeMille Italian.jpg|''Il segno della croce'' (Italian) | |||
File:Film 1932 DeMille Spanish.jpg||Spanish ed. | |||
File:Film 1933 DeMille Swedish.jpg|Swedish ed. | |||
</gallery> | |||
====The Italian versions==== | |||
The movie was first dubbed in the 1930s by a group of Italian actors, including: | |||
* [[Franco Schirato]] as [[Frederich March]] (Marco Superbo / Marcus Superbus) | |||
The movie was re-dubbed after the war in the studios of C.D.C. in Rome in 1947. The cast now included: | |||
*[[Giulio Panicali]] as [[Frederich March]] (Marco Superbo / Marcus Superbus) | |||
*[[Elisa Cegani]] as [[Elissa Landi]] (Marzia / Mercia) | |||
* [[Marcella Rovena]] as [[Claudette Colbert]] ([[Poppea]]) | |||
* [[Mario Besesti]] as [[Charles Laughton]] (Nerone / [[Nero]]) | |||
* [[Gaetano Verna]] as [[Ian Keith]] (Tigellino / Tigellinus) | |||
* [[Aldo Silvani]] as [[Arthur Hohl]] (Tito / Titus) | |||
* [[Wanda Tettoni]] as [[Vivian Tobin]] (Dacia) | |||
* See [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_segno_della_croce_(film)https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_segno_della_croce_(film) Wikipedia.it] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1932_film) Wikipedia.en] | |||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023470/ The Internet Movie Database] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 13 November 2023
The Sign of the Cross (1932) is a feature film (sound, B&W, 122m), directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Based on The Sign of the Cross (1895 Barrett), play.
Abstract
Third, and most famous, film version of Barrett's drama presents a combination of spectacle, violence, sex, and the moral victory of religion, which proved to be very popular with moviegoers.
Cast
- Fredric March = Marcus Superbus
- Elissa Landi = Mercia
- Claudette Colbert = Poppea
- Charles Laughton = Nero
Production
Produced in the United States (1932).
Released in USA (30 November 1932 in New York, NY, and 25 December 1932, in Los Angeles, CA); Austria (1933); Germany (17 February 1933); Argentina (24 February 1933); Denmark (13 March 1933); Finland (19 March 1933); Sweden (23 March 1933); Australia (31 August 1933); Spain (December 1933); Portugal (28 December 1933); UK (10 July 1939 re-release); ...
Reissued in 1944 with many cuts of sexy and sadistic scenes, and a nine-minute WW2 prologue added. Released in USA (August 1944 re-release); Sweden (26 December 1945 re-release); France (10 September 1947); Spain (30 August 1948 re-release); Austria (1950 re-release); West Germany (1950); Portugal (5 July 1960 re-release)
Versions in other languages
The Italian versions
The movie was first dubbed in the 1930s by a group of Italian actors, including:
- Franco Schirato as Frederich March (Marco Superbo / Marcus Superbus)
The movie was re-dubbed after the war in the studios of C.D.C. in Rome in 1947. The cast now included:
- Giulio Panicali as Frederich March (Marco Superbo / Marcus Superbus)
- Elisa Cegani as Elissa Landi (Marzia / Mercia)
- Marcella Rovena as Claudette Colbert (Poppea)
- Mario Besesti as Charles Laughton (Nerone / Nero)
- Gaetano Verna as Ian Keith (Tigellino / Tigellinus)
- Aldo Silvani as Arthur Hohl (Tito / Titus)
- Wanda Tettoni as Vivian Tobin (Dacia)
- See Wikipedia.it
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