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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.
Original Release
03/03/1949
US Release
05/29/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michèle Morgan | Fabiola |
| Henri Vidal | Rhual |
| Michel Simon | Senator Fabius Severus |
| Louis Salou | Fulvius Petronius |
| Elisa Cegani | Sira |
| Massimo Girotti | Sebastian |
| Gino Cervi | Quadratus |
| Sergio Tofano | Luciano |
| Rina Morelli | Faustina |
| Paolo Stoppa | Proconsul Manlius Valerian |
Directors
Writers
Alessandro Blasetti, Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, Mario Chiari, Diego Fabbri, Jean-Georges Auriol, Antonio Pietrangeli, Cesare Zavattini, Emilio Cecchi, Vitaliano Brancati, Corrado Pavolini, Umberto Barbaro, Renato Castellani, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Lionello De Felice, Alberto Vecchietti
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michèle Morgan | Fabiola |
| Henri Vidal | Rhual |
| Michel Simon | Senator Fabius Severus |
| Louis Salou | Fulvius Petronius |
| Elisa Cegani | Sira |
| Massimo Girotti | Sebastian |
| Gino Cervi | Quadratus |
| Sergio Tofano | Luciano |
| Rina Morelli | Faustina |
| Paolo Stoppa | Proconsul Manlius Valerian |
| Carlo Ninchi | Galba |
| Franco Interlenghi | Corvino |
| Guglielmo Barnabò | Antoniano Leto |
| Aldo Silvani | Cassiano |
| Silvana Jachino | Lucilla |
| Umberto Sacripante | Funzionario dell'annona |
| Goliarda Sapienza | Cecilia |
| Virgilio Riento | Pietro |
| Ludmilla Dudarova | Giulia |
| Nerio Bernardi | Imperial Messenger |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Salvo D'Angelo | Producer |
