---
title: 'The Sword and the Cross (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paolo Taviani'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sword-and-the-cross-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052229/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sword and the Cross (1958)

1958 · 106 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: La spada e la croce

## Synopsis

The Sword and the Cross is a 1958 Italian religious drama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Yvonne De Carlo as Mary Magdalene. Shot in English and later dubbed in Italian, the film was released in the United States in 1960 as Mary Magdalene.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paolo Taviani](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-taviani), [Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-ludovico-bragaglia), [Vittorio Taviani](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-taviani)
- **Screenplay:** [Sandro Continenza](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-continenza)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roberto Nicolosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-nicolosi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Raffaele Masciocchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaele-masciocchi)
- **Editor:** [Renato Cinquini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-cinquini)

## Cast

- [Franco Fantasia](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-fantasia)
- [Giulio Battiferri](https://cinepixo.com/people/giulio-battiferri)
- [Philippe Hersent](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-hersent)
- [Fernando Tamberlani](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-tamberlani)
- [Massimo Serato](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-serato)
- [Aldo Pini](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-pini)
- [Rossana Rory](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossana-rory)
- [Jorge Mistral](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-mistral)
- [Leonardo Bragaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-bragaglia)
- [Terence Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-hill)
- [Rossana Podestà](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossana-podesta)
- [Yvonne De Carlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-de-carlo)
- [Andrea Aureli](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-aureli)

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