Cabiria (1914), the first cinematic epic. One of the most influential motion pictures ever made.

Set against the background of Rome's wars with Carthage, it introduced the character Maciste. He appeared in countless Italian movies right up to the 60s and became the major hero of the peplum genre.

Cabiria is in fact the ancestor of that entire genre.

Includes the screen's first femme fatale.

My review: https://princeplanetmovies.blogspot.com/2013/12/cabiria-1914.html

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