Constantine and the Cross (1961)
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Constantine is fighting against Barbarians with his father when he is called to Rome. In his way to Rome, he falls in an ambush planned by Maxence, who wants to become emperor.
- Date of release
- 1961-02-02
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Director
- Lionello De Felice
Casting
- Cornel Wilde — Constantine
- Belinda Lee — Fausta
- Massimo Serato — Maxentius
- Christine Kaufmann — Livia
- Fausto Tozzi — Hadrian
- Tino Carraro — Emperor Maximianus
- Carlo Ninchi — Constantius Chlorus
- Vittorio Sanipoli — Apuleius
- Elisa Cegani — Elena
- Nando Gazzolo — Licinius
- Annibale Ninchi — Galarius
- Franco Fantasia — Roman Soldier
Interesting facts
Constantine and the Cross is a 1961 historical drama film about the early career of the emperor Constantine, who first legalized and then adopted Christianity in the early 4th century. The fictionalised film only stretches as far into his life as the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312.
Production
Filming took place in August 1960, with locations in Yugoslavia and studio work in Rome. While filming a scene in Rome Cornel Wilde was scratched by a lion. Filming was completed by November.
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