La spada e la croce (The Sword and the Cross / 1958 Bragaglia), feature film

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La spada e la croce <Italian> / The Sword and the Cross (1958) is a feature film (sound, color, 105m), directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.

Abstract

During a revolt in Judea, Roman centurion Caio Marcello rescues Maria Magdalene, a beautiful courtesan, from the hands of her captor, Barabbas. The two fall in love but the girl flees to Jerusalem, where she meets Jesus and becomes her follower. Starring Yvonne DeCarlo (Maria Maddalena), and Jorge Mistral (Caio Marcello).

Cast

• Yvonne De Carlo = Mary Magdalene
• Jorge Mistral = Gaio Marcello
• Rossana Podestà = Marta
• Massimo Serato = Anan
• Andrea Aureli = Barabbas
• Mario Girotti = Lazarus
• Nando Tamberlani = Caiaphas
• Philippe Hersent = Pontius Pilate
• Rossana Rory = Claudia

Production

Produced in Italy (1958).

Released in Italy (22 December 1958); West Germany (10 July 1959); Finland (2 December 1960); ... .

External links

• Wikipedia.en -- WIkipedia.it
• The Internet Movie Database