Directed by:
Cecil B. DeMilleCinematography:
Karl StrussCast:
Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Ian Keith, Arthur Hohl, Harry Beresford, Tommy Conlon, Ferdinand Gottschalk (more)Plots(1)
After Emperor Nero (Charles Laughton) blames the Christians for burning Rome, he orders that they be sent to the Colosseum. While rounding them up, military leader Marcus Superbus (Fredric March) meets pretty young Mercia (Elissa Landi), who begs him to free her stepfather, Titus (Arthur Hohl). Marcus does so with the hope of seducing her but is unsuccessful. Empress Poppaea (Claudette Colbert), who has her eye on Marcus, soon learns of Mercia and, out of jealousy, orders her fed to the lions. (Bounty Films)
(more)Cast
![Fredric March](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/349/164349846_b3bb31.png)
Fredric March
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Hombre (1967)
![Elissa Landi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/712/164712755_848620.jpg)
Elissa Landi
Italy
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Underground (1928)
![Claudette Colbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339131_abedb0.png)
Claudette Colbert
France
Best movies:
It Happened One Night (1934)
Midnight (1939)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
![Charles Laughton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339115_39b100.png)
Charles Laughton
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Spartacus (1960)
![Ian Keith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673894_e4f198.jpg)
Ian Keith
USA
Best movies:
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Big Trail (1930)
![Arthur Hohl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256306_757d6e.jpg)
Arthur Hohl
USA
Best movies:
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Yearling (1946)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
![Harry Beresford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511031_20d50f.jpg)
Harry Beresford
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Anna Karenina (1935)
![Tommy Conlon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/034/163034450_d1885f.jpg)
Tommy Conlon
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Black Friday (1940)
![Ferdinand Gottschalk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/077/158077998_d93ab1.jpg)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Ex-Lady (1933)
Les Misérables (1935)
![William V. Mong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/356/160356313_8cf877.jpg)
William V. Mong
USA
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
The Big Trail (1930)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
![Joyzelle Joyner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/605/160605878_430de1.jpg)
Joyzelle Joyner
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Search for Beauty (1934)
![Richard Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886701_57630c.jpg)
Richard Alexander
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
![Nat Pendleton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538387_107934.jpg)
Nat Pendleton
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
![Clarence Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/090/161090815_b1ac50.jpg)
Clarence Burton
USA
Best movies:
Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
The Ten Commandments (1923)
![Tom Tully](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576475_573bce.jpg)
Tom Tully
USA
Best movies:
Ten North Frederick (1958)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
![Kent Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499990_81a0e1.jpg)
Kent Taylor
USA
Best movies:
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
One Hour with You (1932)
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
![Arthur Shields](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319091_07cbc3.jpg)
Arthur Shields
Ireland
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
![John Carradine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/469/162469493_dd517e.jpg)
John Carradine
USA
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
![Dave O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/358/161358823_1eb15a.jpg)
Dave O'Brien
USA
Best movies:
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Footlight Parade (1933)
![Henry Brandon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/111/158111842_b6ff85.jpg)
Henry Brandon
German Empire
Best movies:
Edge of Darkness (1943)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
If I Were King (1938)