Cabiria (1914)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 28min
- Adventure, Drama
- 09 May 1914 (USA)
- Movie
Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, she is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.
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Carolina Catena | ... |
Cabiria da piccola / as a Child
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| Lidia Quaranta | ... |
Cabiria - also called Elissa
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| Teresa Marangoni | ... |
Croessa - Cabiria's Nurse
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| Dante Testa | ... |
Karthalo - the High Priest
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Umberto Mozzato | ... |
Fulvio 'Fulvius' Axilla
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| Bartolomeo Pagano | ... |
Maciste - Axilla's Slave
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Raffaele di Napoli | ... |
Bodastoret - the Innkeeper
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Emilio Vardannes | ... |
Hannibal
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Edoardo Davesnes | ... |
Hasdrubal
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| Italia Almirante-Manzini | ... |
Sophonisba - Hasdrubal's Daughter
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| Alex Bernard | ... |
Siface 'Syphax' - King of Cirta
(as Alessandro Bernard)
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Luigi Chellini | ... |
Scipione 'Scipio' - the Consul
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Vitale Di Stefano | ... |
Massinissa - the Numidian King
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Enrico Gemelli | ... |
Archimede
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| Ignazio Lupi | ... |
Arbace
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Giuseppe Ferrari |
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Domenico Gambino |
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| Pina Menichelli |
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Felice Minotti |
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Amedeo Mustacchi |
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Fido Schirru |
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Directed by
| Giovanni Pastrone | ||
Written by
| Gabriele D'Annunzio | ... | (titles) |
| Titus Livius | ... | (book) |
| Giovanni Pastrone | ... | () |
| Emilio Salgari | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Giovanni Pastrone | ... | producer |
Music by
| Manlio Mazza | ||
| Ildebrando Pizzetti | ||
Cinematography by
| Augusto Battagliotti | ||
| Eugenio Bava | ||
| Natale Chiusano | ||
| Segundo de Chomón | ||
| Carlo Franzeri | ||
| Giovanni Tomatis | ||
Special Effects by
| Eugenio Bava | ... | special effects technician |
| Segundo de Chomón | ... | special effects |
Music Department
| Jacques Gauthier | ... | musician: piano |
Additional Crew
| Charles Affron | ... | presenter / translator: intertitles |
| Mirella Jona Affron | ... | presenter / translator: intertitles |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Kleine Optical Company (1915) (United States) (theatrical) (as George Kleine Attractions)
- Universum Film (UFA) (1920) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Kino Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Kino Video (1990) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Kino Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Tribanda Pictures (2010) (Spain) (DVD)
- AB Svenska Filmskompaniet (1915) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Crosly Film (1933) (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Itala Film (1914) (Italy) (theatrical)
- New Zealand Picture Supplies (1916) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Three centuries before Christus. Young Cabiria is kidnapped by some pirates during one eruption of the Etna. She is sold as a slave in Carthage, and as she is just going to be sacrificed to god Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by both Fulvio Axilla, a Roman noble, and his giant slave Maciste. Maciste is captured just after having confided Cabiria to Sophinisbe's safe keeping, while Fulvio Axilla manages to escape from Carthage. Ten years went away with Punic wars before he is able to come back to Carthage... Written by Yepok |
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Box Office
| Budget | $210,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the first film to use a dolly-track system, the effects of which were pegged "Cabiria movements" in the industry. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985). See more » |