Cabiria
(1914) Italy
B&W : Ten reels
Directed by Piero Fosco (Giovanni Pastrone)
Cast: Letizia Quaranta [Cabiria, also known as Elissa], Umberto Mozzato [Fulvio ‘Fulvius’ Axilla], Bartolomeo Pagano [Maciste, Axilla’s slave], Gina Marangoni (Teresa Marangoni) [Croessa, Cabiria’s nurse], Catena (Carolina Catena) [Cabiria da piccola (Cabiria, as a child)], Italia Almirante Manzini [Sophonsiba, Hasdrubal’s daughter], Dante Testa [Karthalo, the high priest], Raffaele Di Napoli [Bodastoret, the innkeeper], Emilio Vardannes [Hannibal], Edoardo Davesnes [Hasdrubal], Alessandro Bernard (Alex Bernard) [Siface ‘Syphax’, King of Cirta], Luigi Chellini [Scipione ‘Scipio’, the consul], Vitale Di Stefano [Massinissa, the Numidian king], Enrico Gemelli [Archimede], Ignazio Lupi [Arbace], Francesca Bertini, Giuseppe Ferrari, Soava Gallone, Benito Mussolini
Itala Film production; distributed by [?] Itala Film? / Scenario by Gabriele d’Annunzio. Cinematography by Segundo de Chomon. Intertitles written by Gabriele d’Annunzio. Music score by Ildebrando Pizzetti and Manlio Massa. / Premiered 18 April 1914 in Turin, Italy. Released [?] 18? April 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The first use of trucking shots; these camera movements quickly became known as Cabiria movements. Mussolini had a small part in the film. Some prints were hand-tinted. An extant print contains a reference to Visione Storica Del Terzo Secolo A.C. The film was released in the USA by Itala Film Company of America on 9 May 1914.
Drama: Historical: Roman.
Survival status: Print exists [35mm preservation positive].
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Italy]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Ancient World: Rome - Death - Romans - Servants - Slaves - Volcanos
Listing updated: 19 December 2023.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Ball-Shakespeare p. 385; Bardèche-History pp. 48-50, 88, 93, 96, 105, 189, 197, 198; Bohn-Light p. xix; Bondanella-Italian pp. 3-6, 8, 10, 385; Brownlow-Parade pp. 26, 511, 513; Fell-History pp. 22-23, 67; Lahue-Collecting p. 30; Limbacher-Feature p. 35; McCaffrey-Guide p. 7; Mottram-Danish pp. 94, 113; Pohle-Holmes p. 28; Sato-Currents p. 250; Shipman-Cinema p. 54; Shirley-Australian pp. 21, 44; Sinyard-Silent pp. 138, 139; Smith-Epic pp. xv, 31, 116; Tarbox-Lost pp. 186, 187; Taylor-Hitchcock p. 41; Webb-Hollywood p. 87 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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