Fabiola ★★★ 1948 The first of the big Italian spectacle movies, this one opened the door for a flood of low-budget imitators. Fabiola, the daughter of a Roman senator, becomes a Christian when her father's Christian servants are accused of murdering him. In the meantime, the Emperor Constantine speeds toward Rome to convert it to Christian status. You can bet plenty of Christians will lose their heads, be thrown to the lions and generally burn at the stake before he does. 96m/C VHS. IT Michel Simon, Henri Vidal, Michele Morgan, Gino Cervi;
Director:
Alessandro Blasetti.
