▁critical ▁and ▁financial ▁disappoint ment ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁release . ▁ ▁De ▁Carlo ▁was ▁in ▁" V erd ict ▁of ▁Three " ▁for ▁Play house ▁ 9 0 ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁She ▁made ▁a ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Leg ion ▁movie ▁with ▁Victor ▁M ature , ▁Tim bu kt u , ▁directed ▁by ▁Jacques ▁Tour neur ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁She ▁un success fully ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁Dest ry ▁R ides ▁Again ▁losing ▁out ▁to ▁Dol ores ▁Gray . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁De ▁Carlo ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁play ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁bib lic al ▁ep ic ▁The ▁S word ▁and ▁the ▁Cross ▁( t ent atively ▁titled ▁The ▁Great ▁S inner ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene ), ▁with ▁Jorge ▁M ist ral ▁as ▁her ▁love ▁interest , ▁the ▁Roman ▁G ai us ▁Mar cell us , ▁and ▁Ross ana ▁Pod est à ▁as ▁her ▁sister , ▁Mar tha . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁director , ▁Carlo ▁Lud ov ico ▁B rag aglia , ▁later ▁remembered ▁that ▁" produ cer , ▁Ott av io ▁P og gi , ▁had ▁sent ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁script ▁to ▁America , ▁so ▁Y v onne ▁De ▁Carlo ▁could ▁read ▁it ▁and ▁decide ▁on ▁her ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁She ▁read ▁it ▁and ▁got ▁very ▁excited , ▁agree ing ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mag dal ene ." ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in