La spada e la croce
Set against the magnificent backdrop of classic Rome, "The Sword and the Cross" is the story of a notorious harlot who must choose between her lascivious lifestyle and the love and affection of her decent-minded brother.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1958
- Country
- Italy
Details
Release year: 1958
Storyline
Set against the magnificent backdrop of classic Rome, "The Sword and the Cross" is the story of a notorious harlot who must choose between her lascivious lifestyle and the love and affection of her decent-minded brother.
Top credits
Yvonne De Carlo — Maria Maddalena
Jorge Mistral — Caio Marcello
Rossana Podestà — Marta
Massimo Serato — Anan
Did you know
• Yvonne DeCarlo's voice was dubbed by another actress in the English-language version.
• Not submitted to the British Board of Film Censors by any distributor, it was however purchased by the ITV network. Dubbed into English and reverting to its original title The Sword and the Cross, the UK television premiere was on 7 April 1990 in the HTV West region. Yorkshire Television selected it on 18 November 1991 for the fourth of their "Roman Follies" series, a light-hearted season of the worst of the Italian epics.
User reviews
Pious, boring drama
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
