Cabiria
1914 · Movie · 148 min · ★ 7.2 · 91% critics
Young Cabiria is taken by pirates, sold into slavery in Carthage, and faces a terrifying fate. Just as she is about to be sacrificed, she is rescued by a good-hearted Roman spy and his powerful servant, but their lives soon split apart and Cabiria’s future remains uncertain.
Based on Salammbô, Carthage in Flames, History of Rome
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Details
- Years
- 1914
- Release date
- 1914-06-01
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (142 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Cabiria if you love early cinema epics and big, sweeping adventures with dazzling visual scale; Not for you if you find silent films hard to follow, or if you prefer tighter storytelling like Intolerance.
Pros: grand ancient spectacles; memorable action setpieces; lavish costumes and sets | Cons: intertitles can overwhelm; plot feels overstuffed; emotional connection may slip
Themes
- princess
- elephant
- roman empire
- roman
- carthage
- fleet
- pirate
- battle
- silent film
- alps mountains
- punic wars
- moloch
- +1 more
Cast & crew
- CC
Carolina Catena
as Cabiria (Chlld)
Lidia Quaranta
as Cabiria (Adult)
- GM
Gina Marangoni
as Croessa
- DT
Dante Testa
as Karthalo
- UM
Umberto Mozzato
as Fulvio Axilla
- BP
Bartolomeo Pagano
as Maciste
- RN
Raffaele di Napoli
as Bodastoret - the Innkeeper
- EV
Emilio Vardannes
as Hannibal
- ED
Edoardo Davesnes
as Hasdrubal
Italia Almirante-Manzini
as Sophonisba - Hasdrubal's Daughter
Directed by Giovanni Pastrone