The Sign of the Cross

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film historical drama film pre-Code film

The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 pre-Code historical drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, set in ancient Rome and known for its lavish spectacle and controversial, risqué content.

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The Sign of the Cross (1932 film) 4
The Sign of the Cross canonical 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ
pre-Code film ⓘ
basedOn play "The Sign of the Cross" ⓘ
censorshipHistory subject to cuts and censorship in later reissues ⓘ
cinematographyBy Arthur C. Miller ⓘ
Karl Struss ⓘ
containsScene arena spectacle with Christians and wild animals ⓘ
milk bath scene with Poppaea ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Anne Bauchens ⓘ
era Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: pre-Code Hollywood
featuresCharacter Nero ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Nero

Marcus Superbus ⓘ
Mercia ⓘ
Poppaea Sabina ⓘ
surface form: Poppaea
filmFormat black-and-white ⓘ
filmLengthCategory feature film ⓘ
genre epic film ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
religious film ⓘ
hasTheme Christian martyrdom ⓘ
conflict between pagan Rome and Christianity ⓘ
religious faith ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
laterRestoration restored to include previously censored material ⓘ
musicBy Rudolph G. Kopp ⓘ
notableFor controversial content ⓘ
depictions of Christian persecution ⓘ
lavish spectacle ⓘ
risqué scenes ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
playAuthor Wilson Barrett ⓘ
producer Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ
productionCompany Paramount Pictures ⓘ
releaseYear 1932 ⓘ
runtimeApprox approximately 124 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Sidney Buchman ⓘ
Waldemar Young ⓘ
setInPeriod Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: ancient Rome
settingLocation Rome ⓘ
stars Charles Laughton ⓘ
Claudette Colbert ⓘ
Elissa Landi ⓘ
Fredric March ⓘ
studioSystemEra Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
timeSetting reign of Nero ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Katherine DeMille → notableWork → The Sign of the Cross ⓘ
Waldemar Young → notableWork → The Sign of the Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)
Jeanie MacPherson → wroteWork → The Sign of the Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)
Karl Struss → notableWork → The Sign of the Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)
Karl Struss → workedOn → The Sign of the Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)
Florence Eldridge → notableWork → The Sign of the Cross ⓘ