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Barrett play (1985)

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

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  French ed.

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  German ed.

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  Il segno della croce (Italian)

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  Spanish ed.

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  Swedish ed.

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)

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External links

• Wikipedia.en
• The Internet Movie Database