Constantine and the Cross
Constantine and the Cross (AKA: Costantino il grande) 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.
| Constantine and the Cross | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Lionello De Felice |
| Produced by | Mino Loy Luciano Martino |
| Written by | Lionello De Felice Michael Audley (English dialogue) |
| Starring | Cornel Wilde Belinda Lee Massimo Serato |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene |
| Cinematography | Massimo Dallamano |
| Distributed by | Embassy Pictures (USA) |
Release date | 1961 |
Running time | 120 min |
| Country | Italy Yugoslavia |
In 303 AD, Constantine became the first emperor of Gaul. Before a battle with the Romans, he has a revelation, and assures his army of the freedom of worship for all Christians. This biblical epic also shows the graphic defeat of the Roman army.
Cast
- Cornel Wilde as Constantine
- Belinda Lee as Fausta
- Massimo Serato as Maxentius
- Christine Kaufmann as Livia
- Fausto Tozzi as Hadrian
- Tino Carraro as Maximian
- Carlo Ninchi as Constantius Chlorus
- Vittorio Sanipoli as Apuleius
- Nando Gazzolo as Licinius
- Annibale Ninchi as Galarius
- Elisa Cegani as Elena
- Franco Fantasia as Roman Soldier
- Loris Gizzi as Roman Prosecutor
- Enrico Glori as Livia's Father
- Jole Mauro as Celi
- Nando Tamberlani as Diocletian
- Renato Terra as Jailer
- Lauro Gazzolo as Amodius
See also
- List of historical drama films
- List of films set in ancient Rome
External links
 |
Wikiquote has quotations related to: Constantine and the Cross |
- Constantine and the Cross is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Constantine and the Cross on IMDb
- Constantine and the Cross at the TCM Movie Database
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.