The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Sign of the Cross on Sunday Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.
The Sign of the Cross
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In Brief: DeMille's pre-code Romans vs. Christians epic incensed censors and studio heads alike, and while his take on the subject matter is still pretty salacious, it probably didn't warrant the outcry it received (you never actually see Claudette Colbert's nipples in the milk bath, despite what some historians will tell you). Still, it's DeMille doing what he does best, melodrama on the largest scale possible, with plenty of sex and violence thrown in for good measure. Charles Laughton's gleefully twisted depiction of Nero in and of itself makes this one worth a watch.
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| Genre: | Biblical Epic |
| Director: | Cecile B. DeMille |
| Starring: | Charles Laughton, Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Ian Keith |
| Rated: | NR |
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