

The Sign of the Cross
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A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $694.1K
- Box office
- $2.7M
- Language
- English
- arena
- ancient rome
- empress
- pre-code
- roman army
- historical drama
- nero
- 1st century
- christian faith
- historical epic
- costume epic
- romantic drama
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRNew York international premiere30 Nov 1932
- TheatricalLos Angeles premiere25 Dec 1932
- TheatricalNational release10 Feb 1933
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalA version of this was cut.13 Dec 1932
FranceFR
- Premiere10 Sept 1947
- TheatricalU3 Mar 1948
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The Sign of the Cross was released on 13 December 1932.
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CinemaSerf
9/6/2026
With Nero (Charles Laughton) on the throne of Rome and his scheming Empress Poppaea (Claudette Colbert) almost as maniacal as he, we enter a city on day three of the great conflagration. The emperor is more concerned by a broken string on his lyre as Tigellinus (Ian Keith) brings him disastrous news. The fires are starting to go out and what's more the citizens are beginning to wonder if he is the incendiary. A scape…
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