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Constantine and the Cross 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.
Original Release
06/01/1961
US Release
12/01/1962
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cornel Wilde | Constantine |
| Belinda Lee | Fausta |
| Massimo Serato | Maxentius |
| Christine Kaufmann | Livia |
| Fausto Tozzi | Hadrian |
| Tino Carraro | Emperor Maximianus |
| Carlo Ninchi | Constantius Chlorus |
| Vittorio Sanipoli | Apuleius |
| Elisa Cegani | Elena |
| Nando Gazzolo | Licinius |
Directors
Irving Rapper, Lionello De Felice
Writers
Lionello De Felice, Michael Audley, Ennio De Concini, Diego Fabbri, Ernesto Guida, Fulvio Palmieri, Franco Rossetti, Guglielmo Santangelo
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cornel Wilde | Constantine |
| Belinda Lee | Fausta |
| Massimo Serato | Maxentius |
| Christine Kaufmann | Livia |
| Fausto Tozzi | Hadrian |
| Tino Carraro | Emperor Maximianus |
| Carlo Ninchi | Constantius Chlorus |
| Vittorio Sanipoli | Apuleius |
| Elisa Cegani | Elena |
| Nando Gazzolo | Licinius |
| Annibale Ninchi | Galarius |
| Franco Fantasia | Roman Soldier |
| Loris Gizzi | Roman Prosecutor |
| Enrico Glori | Livia's Father |
| Jole Mauro | Celi, Fausta's Maid / Celi - Fausta's Maid |
| Carlo Tamberlani | Diocletian |
| Renato Terra | Jailer |
| Giuseppe Addobbati | |
| Lia Angeleri | Clavia - Christian |
| Fedele Gentile |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ferdinand Felicioni | Producer |
