The Sword and the Cross

Overview

Sold as slaves to a wealthy Roman, Lea and Esther, two Carthaginian sisters, are offered as gifts to the ambitious daughter of a proconsul and end up involved in spite of themselves in a dangerous game of power.

Release date

Dec 13, 1956

Rating

4.8 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 27 minutes

Genres

History
Action

Cast

Gianna Maria Canale
As Julia Martia
Jorge Mistral
As Marcus Valerius
Marisa Allasio
As Lea
Ana Luisa Peluffo
As Esther
Germán Cobos
As Tullius
Luigi Pavese
As Publius Cornelius
Ricardo Valle
As Stephen
Rubén Rojo
As Flavius Metellus
Nando Tamberlani
As Proconsul
Albert Hehn
As Livius
Marcello Giorda
As
Nietta Zocchi
As
Vinicio Sofia
As
Renato Navarrini
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As
Edoardo Toniolo
As
Carlo Lombardi
As
Ugo Sasso
As
Emilio Petacci
As
Nicola Manzari
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As
Aldo Pini
As

Crew

Enzo Masetti
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Role: Original Music Composer
Gregorio Walerstein
Role: Producer
Guido Brignone
Role: Director
Bitto Albertini
Role: Director of Photography
Nicola Manzari
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Role: Writer
Francesco Thellung
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Role: Writer
Vittorio Rossi
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Role: Set Decoration
Franco Lolli
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Role: Art Direction
Francesco De Feo
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Role: Writer
Vittorio De Seta
Role: Co-Producer
Mario Guerra
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Role: Writer
Jolanda Benvenuti
Role: Editor
Enzo Bulgarelli
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Role: Costume Design