The Sign of the Cross
A picture which will proudly lead all the entertainments the world has ever seen
1932 | 126m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Cecil B. DeMille |
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| Writer: | Waldemar Young, Sidney Buchman |
| Staring: |
| A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1932 |
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| Director: | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Writer: | Waldemar Young, Sidney Buchman |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | arena, ancient rome, empress, pre-code, roman army, historical drama, nero, 1st century, christian faith, historical epic, costume epic, romantic drama, divided loyalties |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,738,993
Budget: $694,065 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fredric March | Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome |
| Elissa Landi | Mercia |
| Claudette Colbert | Empress Poppaea |
| Charles Laughton | Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar |
| Ian Keith | Tigellinus |
| Arthur Hohl | Titus |
| Harry Beresford | Favius Fontelas |
| Tommy Conlon | Stephan |
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | Glabrio |
| Vivian Tobin | Dacia |
| William V. Mong | Licinius |
| Joyzelle Joyner | Ancaria |
| Richard Alexander | Viturius |
| Nat Pendleton | Strabo |
| Clarence Burton | Servillius |
| Harold Healy | Tybul |
| Robert Seiter | Philodemus |
| Charles Middleton | Tyros |
| Henry Brandon | Colosseum Spectator (uncredited) |
| John Carradine | Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited) |
| Dave O'Brien | Christian on Stairway (uncredited) |
| Sally Rand | Crocodiles' Victim (uncredited) |
| Arthur Shields | Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) |
| Tom Tully | Hoboken (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) |
| Lionel Belmore | Bettor of 300 Silver |
| Ynez Seabury | Little Girl |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Waldemar Young | Screenplay |
| Karl Struss | Director of Photography |
| Mitchell Leisen | Assistant Director, Art Direction, Costume Design |
| Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Wilson Barrett | Theatre Play |
| Jay Chernis | Music |
| Treg Brown | Sound Effects Editor |
| Paul Marquardt | Music |
| Milan Roder | Music |
| Sidney Buchman | Screenplay |
| Rudolph G. Kopp | Music |
| Edward Salven | Assistant Director |
| Otto Dyar | Still Photographer |
| Harry Lindgren | Sound |
| Roy Burns | Production Manager |
| James Collins | Makeup Artist |
| Cecil B. DeMille | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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