The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Sign of the Cross |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1933-03-23 |
Cast
Charles Laughton
kejsar Nero
Ian Keith
Tiellinus, ledare för det pretorianska gardet
Vivian Tobin
Dacia
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay |
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| Producer | |
| Director of Photography |
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| Music |
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| Choreography | |
| Production Designer |
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| Film Editor |
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| Assistant Director | |
| Advisor |
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| Dialogue | |
| Associate Producer |
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| Conductor |
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| Costume Designer |
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| Other Crew |
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Cast
| Fredric March | Marcus Superbus, prefekt | ||
| Elissa Landi | Mercia | ||
| Claudette Colbert | kejsarinnan Poppaea | ||
| Charles Laughton | kejsar Nero | ||
| Ian Keith | Tiellinus, ledare för det pretorianska gardet | ||
| Vivian Tobin | Dacia | ||
| Harry Beresford | Flavius | ||
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | Glabrio | ||
| Arthur Hohl | Titus | ||
| Joyzelle Joyner | Ancaria | ||
| Tommy Conlon | Stephan | ||
| Nat Pendleton | Strabo | ||
| Clarence Burton | Sevillus | ||
| William V. Mong | Licinius | ||
| Harold Healy | Tibul | ||
| Richard Alexander | Viturius | ||
| Robert Manning | Philodemus | ||
| Charles Middleton | Tyros | ||
| Joe Bonomo | den stumme jätten | ||
| Kent Taylor | en älskare | ||
| John Carradine | ledare för gladiatorer / kristna | ||
| Lane Chandler | en kristen i kedjor | ||
| Ethel Wales | en klagande hustru | ||
| Lionel Belmore | vadslagare | ||
| Angelo Rossitto (as Angelo Rossito) | pygmén | ||
| Lillian Leighton | |||
| Otto Lederer | |||
| Wilfred Lucas | |||
| Jerome Storm | |||
| Florence Turner | |||
| Gertrude Norman | |||
| Horace B. Carpenter | |||
| Carol Holloway | |||
| Ynez Seabury | |||
| Henry Brandon (as Henry Kleinbach) | |||
| Bob Miles | |||
| - | Kompletterande rollista för prologen och epilogen 1944: | ||
| Arthur Shields | kaplanen James Costello, katolik | ||
| Stanley Ridges | kaplanen Thomas Lloyd, protestant | ||
| James Millican | kapten Kevin Driscoll | ||
| Tom Tully | Hoboken | ||
| Oliver Thorndyke | löjtnant Robert Hammond | ||
| William Forrest | överste Hugh Mason | ||
| John James | löjtnant Herb Hanson | ||
| Joel Allen | skytt |
Companies
| Production Company | Paramount Publix Corporation | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Paramount | 1933 | |
| Film AB Paramount | 1936 | ||
| Film AB Paramount | 1945 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 68643 |
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| Date | 1945-06 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2968 meters |
| Censored length | 2905 meters |
| Censorship number | 53848 |
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| Date | 1936-04 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2968 meters |
| Censored length | 2080 meters |
| Censorship number | 48924 |
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| Date | 1933-03 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2968 meters |
| Censored length | 2890 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Original work
Release dates
| First showing | 1932-11-30 | Rialto Theatre | New York | USA | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1933-03-23 | China | Stockholm | Sweden | 106 min | |
| Other showing | 1945-12-26 | Terrassen | Stockholm | Sweden | 106 min | (Nypremiär) |
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 1998-09-02 | |||||
| 2001-02-07 |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3390 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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