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?
Practical Effects
Massive sets with real elephants and hundreds of extras.
Cinematography
Pioneering tracking shots that changed cinema forever.
Direction
Pastrone invented the epic as we know it.
Director
Giovanni Pastrone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
D.W. Griffith openly admitted studying this film before making The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance.
Bartolomeo Pagano became so famous as Maciste that he legally changed his name and played the character in 27 more films, becoming Italy's first action star.
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