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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. Starring Fredric March (Marcus Superbus), Elissa Landi (Mercia), Claudette Colbert (Poppaea), and 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)

Version in other languages

French ed.
German ed.
Il segno della croce (Italian)
Spanish ed.
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 / Poppaea)
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

External links

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-* [[Il segno della croce = The Sign of the Cross (1947 @1932 DeMille), feature film (Italian 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 / Poppaea)
+* [[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==