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1 June 1951 (USA)
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Goddess of Love in a City of Sin!
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In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a gallic gladiator...
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Lions,Togas and Christians!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michèle Morgan | ... | Fabiola |
| Henri Vidal | ... | Rual |
| Michel Simon | ... | Fabio |
| Louis Salou | ... | Fulvio |
| Elisa Cegani | ... | Sira |
| Massimo Girotti | ... | Sebastiano |
| Gino Cervi | ... | Quadrato |
| Sergio Tofano | ... | Luciano |
| Rina Morelli | ... | Faustina |
| Paolo Stoppa | ... | Manlio Valerio |
| Carlo Ninchi | ... | Galba |
| Franco Interlenghi | ... | Corvino |
| Guglielmo Barnabò | ... | Antonio Leto |
| Aldo Silvani | ... | Cassiano |
| Silvana Jachino | ... | Lucilla |
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164 min | USA:96 min | Italy:183 min | West Germany:148 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Featured in Gladiators: Bloodsport of the Colisseum (2000) (V)
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For anyone who thinks that SPARTACUS and GLADIATOR are the definitive Hollywood accounts of Ancient Rome vs. Early Christians and the downtrodden I heartily recommend Alessandro Basetti's 1949 black and white Italian production of FABIOLA. Released in the Unites States a few years after its Italian premiere, the picture unfortunately was hacked to pieces so that it could afford more daily showings in theaters. What once was a nearly 3 hour epic was reduced to an incomprehensible 90 minutes. Nevertheless, the fairly large scope of the film manages to break through and the striking production design and visuals (even on a poor print in a less than satisfactory DVD transfer) somewhat make up for a severely truncated screenplay. A well-spoken English narration does help to tie the loose ends together. One can only imagine what the original cut of this film was like, but from the skeletal remains on view I suspect this was an above average sword and sandal epic.