Cabiria

Story

Synopsis

Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius Axilla, a good-hearted Roman spy, and his powerful slave, Maciste. The trio are broken up as Cabiria is entrusted to a woman of noble birth. With Cabiria's fate unknown, Maciste punished for his heroism, and Fulvius sent away to fight for Rome, is there any hope of our heroes reuniting?

Director

Giovanni Pastrone

Writers

Titus Livius, Giovanni Pastrone, Emilio Salgari

Language

Italian

Country

Italy

Release date

1 June 1914

Ensemble

Cast

• Carolina Catena

  Cabiria (Chlld)

• 

  Lidia Quaranta

  Cabiria (Adult)

• Gina Marangoni

  Croessa

• Dante Testa

  Karthalo

• Umberto Mozzato

  Fulvio Axilla

• 

  Bartolomeo Pagano

  Maciste

• Raffaele di Napoli

  Bodastoret - the Innkeeper

• Emilio Vardannes

  Hannibal

• Edoardo Davesnes

  Hasdrubal

• 

  Italia Almirante-Manzini

  Sophonisba - Hasdrubal's Daughter

• 

  Alex Bernard

  Siface "Syphax" - King of Cirta

• Luigi Chellini

  Scipione "Scipio" - the Consul