---
title: 'The Sign of the Cross (1932)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cecil B. DeMille'
released: '1932-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'History'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sign-of-the-cross-1932'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023470/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sign of the Cross (1932)

1932 · 108 min · History, Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 American pre-Code epic historical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and released by Paramount Pictures. Based on the original 1895 play by English playwright Wilson Barrett, the screenplay was written by Waldemar Young and Sidney Buchman. It stars Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, and Charles Laughton, with Ian Keith and Arthur Hohl.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cecil B. DeMille](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-b-demille)
- **Screenplay:** [Sidney Buchman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-buchman), [Dudley Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-nichols), [Waldemar Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/waldemar-young)
- **Producer:** [Cecil B. DeMille](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-b-demille)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rudolph G. Kopp](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-g-kopp), [Milan Roder](https://cinepixo.com/people/milan-roder)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Struss](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-struss)
- **Editor:** [Anne Bauchens](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-bauchens)

## Cast

- [Richard Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-alexander) as Viturius
- [Henry Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-brandon) as Spectator
- [Sally Rand](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-rand)
- [Ynez Seabury](https://cinepixo.com/people/ynez-seabury)
- [Carol Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-holloway)
- [Arthur Hohl](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hohl) as Saint Titus
- [John James](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-james)
- [John Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carradine)
- [Harry Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-beresford) as Favius Fontellus
- [Horace B. Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/horace-b-carpenter)
- [Elissa Landi](https://cinepixo.com/people/elissa-landi) as Mercia
- [Angelo Rossitto](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-rossitto)
- [Edward LeSaint](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lesaint) as Spectator
- [William H. O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-o-brien)
- [Florence Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-turner)

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