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UNITED STATES · 1932
The Sign of the Cross
Cecil B. DeMille
religious persecution
forbidden love
moral conflict
Roman Empire
martyrdom
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Synopsis
A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
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