Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 93Audiences 69GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer93%
IMDb7.1
Audience score67%
Running time
2 h 28 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +39 min on the typical 109
typical 109148Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1914
June 1, 1914
112 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
Italy
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
- CCCarolina CatenaCabiria (Chlld)
Lidia QuarantaCabiria (Adult)- GMGina MarangoniCroessa
- DTDante TestaKarthalo
- UMUmberto MozzatoFulvio Axilla
Bartolomeo PaganoMaciste- RdRaffaele di NapoliBodastoret - the Innkeeper
- EVEmilio VardannesHannibal
- EDEdoardo DavesnesHasdrubal
Italia Almirante-ManziniSophonisba - Hasdrubal's Daughter
Alex BernardSiface "Syphax" - King of Cirta- LCLuigi ChelliniScipione "Scipio" - the Consul
- VDVitale Di StefanoMassinissa - the Numidian King
- EGEnrico GemelliArchimede
- ILIgnazio LupiArbace
Directing · 1
- Giovanni Pastrone Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 3
- Gabriele D'Annunzio Screenplay
- Emilio Salgari Novel
- Titus Livius Original Story
Camera · 5
- Segundo de Chomón Director of Photography, Special Effects
- Natale Chiusano Director of Photography
- Giovanni Tomatis Director of Photography
- Augusto Battagliotti Director of Photography
- Carlo Franzeri Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- Manlio Mazza Music
- Ildebrando Pizzetti Music
- Jacques Gauthier Musician
Visual Effects · 1
- Eugenio Bava Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects
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