Cinematic background from The Sign of the Cross 1932 - After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they are all to be caught and sent to the arena. Two old Christians are caught, and about to be hauled off, when Marcus, the highest military official in Rome, comes upon them. When he sees their stepdaughter Mercia, he instantly falls in love with her and frees them. Marcus pursues Mercia, which gets him into trouble with Emperor (for being easy on Christians) and with the Empress, who loves him and is jealous.

The Sign of the Cross

1932

Drama, History

Directors:
Cecil B. DeMille
Writers:
Wilson Barrett, Waldemar Young, Sidney Buchman, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Dudley Nichols
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Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older man and a young woman in a black and white photo; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A couple of women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman embracing each other in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a man and a woman in roman garb; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A dog standing on top of a ball on top of a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman and a child are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man standing in front of a burning building at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman wearing a long dress and holding a towel; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Black and white photograph of a woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman are holding each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a bath tub; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old black and white photo of a woman and a dog; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman standing in front of an ornate glass door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a man in a black dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman holding a wooden spoon; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Two women are embracing each other in a black - and - white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman in a costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a man in a cloak walking up a staircase; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman is hugging a man in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a tub; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of an older woman with her hands clasped together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman looking at a lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a woman wearing a tiara; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a woman in a costume; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman sitting on the ground with a vase in her hand; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people sitting in a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man with a beard wearing a black and white image; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Two men with long hair and beard sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a black and white photo looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman sitting on a chair wearing a costume; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman with a necklace; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A young man with curly hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man sitting on top of a pillar with smoke in the background; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A young man is posing for a picture in a rocky area; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older man is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman standing next to a railing; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old man with a long beard holding a stick; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of people walking through an archway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman wearing a wreath of flowers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older man wearing a flower garland around his neck; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman sitting in a chair and holding a stick; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man standing next to a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old man with a beard and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman dressed in medieval garb; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older woman is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a costume standing next to another woman; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a man and two women; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman dressed up in costumes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a woman holding a chain; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of people at a market; Extreme Wide shot, High angle