''Fabiola'' is a 1918 Italian silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Enrico Guazzoni Enrico Guazzoni (18 December 1876 – 23 September 1949) Birth name Enrico Guazzone. Additionally, document states in lower right, "è morte in Roma in 23-9-49 / died in Rome 23 September 1949". was an Italian screenwriter and film director. G ...

and starring Augusto Mastripietri,

Amleto Novelli Amleto Novelli (18 October 1885 – 16 April 1924) was an Italian film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 110 films between 1909 and 1924. Selected filmography * ''Brutus'' (1911) * '' Agrippina'' (1911) * '' Quo Vadis'' (1913) * '' A ...

and

Elena Sangro Elena Sangro (born Maria Antonietta Bartoli Avveduti, 5 September 1897 – 26 January 1969) was an Italian actress. Selected filmography * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * '' Fabiola'' (1918) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * '' Ple ...

. It is an adaptation of the 1854 novel '' Fabiola'' by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman about the rise of

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in the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

. It was one of a series of historical epics for which the Italian film industry became famous during the era. The novel was later turned into a sound film of the same name in 1949.

Cast

* Augusto Mastripietri: Eurota *

: Fulvio *

: Fabiola *

Livio Pavanelli Livio Cesare Pavanelli (7 September 1881 – 29 April 1958) was an Italian film actor. Pavanelli was born in Copparo, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died in Rome in 1958 at age 76. Selected filmography * '' Mariute'' (1918) *'' Fabiola'' ( ...

: San Sebastiano * Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto: Lucia * Bruno Castellani: Quadrato * Valeria Sanfilippo: Santa Cecilia * Signora Poletti: Sant' Agnese * Signora Tirelli: Afra

References

Bibliography

*Sorlin, Pierre. ''Italian National Cinema 1896-1996''. Routledge, 1996.

External links

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