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1932 · 126 mins · English
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Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Starring
John Carradine, Nat Pendleton, Fredric March, Arthur Shields, Charles Laughton, Charles Middleton

In the tumult of Nero’s Rome, a legionary finds his duty to the emperor at odds with his forbidden love for a devout Christian woman. As the empire’s brutal persecution intensifies, he must choose between obedience to the throne and the compassionate promise of faith and love.

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