Guido Brignone
Director
The Sword and the Cross (1956)
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.
Genres: Action, Drama, History
Keywords: imdb.female-crucifixion, imdb.crucified, imdb.2nd-century, imdb.christian, imdb.faith, imdb.battle, imdb.burned-alive + 48 more, imdb.blinded, imdb.dungeon, imdb.shepherd, imdb.courage, imdb.revenge, imdb.cruelty, imdb.ambitious, imdb.vindictive, imdb.roman-tribune, imdb.slave-girl, imdb.roman-province, imdb.peplum, imdb.marriage, imdb.love-interest, imdb.convert, imdb.happy-ending, imdb.blood, imdb.liberation, imdb.escape-from-jail, imdb.loyalty, imdb.death-sentence, imdb.refusing-to-talk, imdb.woman-being-tortured, imdb.torture, imdb.unjust-incarceration, imdb.betrayal, imdb.arrest, imdb.realization, imdb.roman-empire, imdb.religious-persecution, imdb.scapegoat, imdb.ancient-rome, imdb.succession, imdb.murder, imdb.jealousy, imdb.love-triangle, imdb.roman-senator, imdb.cynic, imdb.dead-father, imdb.greed, imdb.roman-proconsul, imdb.slave-trade, imdb.villainess, imdb.sister-sister-relationship, imdb.year-120, imdb.slavery, imdb.carthage, aspectratio.2-35-1
Production Companies: Società Italiana Cines, Filmex, Yago Films
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Runtime: 87 min.
Released: Dec. 13, 1956
Status: Released
Certification: TP / 7+