Cabiria
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Cabiria is a 1914 Italian epic silent film, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and shot in Turin. The film is set in ancient Sicily, Carthage, and Cirta during the period of the Second Punic War. It follow
1914 poster, designed by Leopoldo Metlicovitz
The Temple of Moloch episode, as seen on a poster
Moloch statue from Giovanni Pastrone's Cabiria (1914), National Museum of Cinema (Turin)
Cabiria poster portraying the human pyramid scene
Giovanni Pastrone
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Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco, was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician. He worked during the era of the silent film and influenced ma
Cabiria
…Cabiria is a 1914 Italian epic silent film, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and shot in Turin. The film is set in ancient Sicily, Carthage, and Cirta during the period of the Second Punic War (218–202 BC). It follows the story…
Giovanni Pastrone in the 1910s