Constantine and the Cross (1962)

Constantine and the Cross (Italian: Costantino il grande) 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. It was also known as Constantine the Great or Constantino il Grande - In Hoc Signo Vinces. This biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome. Directors: Lionello De Felice, Irving Rapper Writers: Michael Audley (dialogue), Ennio De Concini Stars: Cornel Wilde, Belinda Lee, Massimo Serato | See full cast: A more detailed summary: This lavish historical saga stars Cornel Wilde as Constantine, who uses his military expertise to become t