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The Sign of the Cross (1914 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Sign of the Cross' is a 1914 American drama silent film directed by Frederick A. Thomson based on the 1895 play by Wilson Barrett.See Barrett (1896). The film stars William Farnum, Rosina Henley, Sheridan Block, Morgan Thorpe, Ethel Grey Terry, Lila Barclay and George Majeroni. The film was released on December 21, 1914, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Rome, 64 A.D. When the emperor Nero renews the persecutions against Christians, the prefect Marco Superbo fears for the life of Mercia, a Christian with whom he is in love. The woman, however, is arrested and the emperor refuses to pardon her unless she renounces her faith. Mercia not only rejects the offer that is communicated to her by Marco but, before entering the arena, also converts Marco who, together with her, faces death.
Cast
*William Farnum as Marcus Superbus
*Rosina Henley as Mercia
*Sheridan Block as Nero
*Morgan Thorpe as Favius
*Ethel Grey Terry as Berenice
*Lila Barclay as Poppaea
*George Majeroni as Tigellinus
*Ogden Childe as Stephanus
*Ethel Phillips as Dacia
*Charles E. Vernon as Glabrio
*Rienzi De Cordova as Philodemus
See also
* 'The Sign of the Cross' (1932 film)
* 'The Sign of the Cross' (1895 play)
Footnotes
References
* [https://archive.org/details/signcross00barrgoog Barrett, Wilson, 'The Sign of the Cross', J.B. Lippincott Company, (Philadelphia), 1896]: Barrett's novelized version of his play.
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