The Sword and the Cross (1957)

Original title

Escravas de Cartago

Directed by

Guido Brignone

Genre

sword-and-sandal film

Country

Mexico, Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

TP

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the year 120 CE, two Christian sisters are captured and sold into slavery in the Roman city of Tarsus. Their story involves love, revenge, and religious persecution.

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What happens

The Sword and the Cross (Italian: Le schiave di Cartagine) is a 1956 sword and sandal film directed by Guido Brignone starring Gianna Maria Canale, Jorge Mistral, Marisa Allasio and Ana Luisa Peluffo. The film, a coproduction between Italy, Spain, and Mexico, was and shot in widescreen (Cinetotalscope) in Italian in Cinecittà, Rome. Set in Tarsus, in the Roman province of Cilicia, 120 CE, the plot follows two Christian sisters who are sold as slaves in a story of love, vengeance, religious persecution, and martyrdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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