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Movie poster: Cabiria (1914)
🎬 Movie

Cabiria

1914 · 148 min Drama History
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

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?

📋 Film Details

Year 1914
Country Italy
Genre Drama, History
Director Giovanni Pastrone
Runtime 148 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (142 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Giovanni Pastrone

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

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Carolina Catena

Cabiria (Chlld)

Lidia Quaranta

Lidia Quaranta

Cabiria (Adult)

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Gina Marangoni

Croessa

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Dante Testa

Karthalo

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Umberto Mozzato

Fulvio Axilla

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Bartolomeo Pagano

Maciste

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Raffaele di Napoli

Bodastoret - the Innkeeper

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Emilio Vardannes

Hannibal

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Edoardo Davesnes

Hasdrubal

Italia Almirante-Manzini

Italia Almirante-Manzini

Sophonisba - Hasdrubal's Daughter

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