Fabiola (1949)

Directed by

Alessandro Blasetti

Genre

drama film, sword-and-sandal film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 44m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the 4th century Roman Empire, a love story unfolds against the rise of Christianity. A Christian woman and a slave navigate persecution and societal conflict.

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What happens

Fabiola (UK title: The Fighting Gladiator) is a 1949 Italian language motion picture historical drama directed by Alessandro Blasetti, very loosely based on the 1854 novel Fabiola by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal and Michel Simon. It tells the story of the Roman Empire in which Christianity is growing around the 4th century AD. An unofficial remake, The Revolt of the Slaves (La Rivolta degli Schiavi), was released in 1960, with Lang Jeffries and Rhonda Fleming, only with Rhual's name changed to Vibio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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