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Fabiola (1949)

 -  Drama | History  -  1 June 1951 (USA)
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In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a gallic gladiator. When Fabiola's father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the ... See full summary »

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Fabiola
Henri Vidal ...
Rhual
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Senator Fabius Severus
Louis Salou ...
Fulvius Petronius
Elisa Cegani ...
Sira
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Sebastian
Gino Cervi ...
Quadratus
Sergio Tofano ...
Luciano
Rina Morelli ...
Faustina
Paolo Stoppa ...
Proconsul Manlius Valerian
Carlo Ninchi ...
Galba
Franco Interlenghi ...
Corvino
Guglielmo Barnabò ...
Antoniano Leto
Aldo Silvani ...
Cassiano
Silvana Jachino ...
Lucilla
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In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a gallic gladiator. When Fabiola's father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to be a christian and is accused of the murder and sentenced to fight to death in the arena. Written by Giancarlo Cairella <vertigo@imdb.com>

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Goddess of Love in a City of Sin!

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Lions,Togas and Christians!
23 November 2003 | by (Albany, NY) – See all my reviews

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.


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