In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a Gallic gladiator. After Fabiola's father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to being a Christian, is accused of the murder and sentenced to fight to the death in the arena.
Cast
Michèle Morgan
Fabiola
Henri Vidal
Rhual
Michel Simon
Senator Fabius Severus
Louis Salou
Fulvius Petronius, Fulvio
Elisa Cegani
Sira
Massimo Girotti
Sebastian
Gino Cervi
Quadratus
Rina Morelli
Faustina
Paul Müller
Unknown
Guglielmo Barnabò
Antonio
Umberto Sacripante
Funzionario dell'Annona
Virgilio Riento
Pietro
Carlo Ninchi
Galba
Silvana Jachino
Lucilla
Franco Interlenghi
Corvino
Aldo Silvani
Cassiano
Gabriele Ferzetti
Claudio
Ludmilla Dudarova
Giulia
Maurizio Di Nardo
Tarciso
Giovanni Heinrich
Inquisitore
Guido Celano
Pompeo
Goliarda Sapienza
Cecilia
Sergio Tofano
Fausto
Paolo Stoppa
Manlio
Crew
Alessandro Blasetti
Director, Story
Diego Fabbri
Story
Mario Chiari
Story
Nicholas Patrick Wiseman
Novel
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Mario Craveri
Director of Photography
Ubaldo Marelli
Director of Photography
Orlando Orsini
Production Supervisor
Salvo D'Angelo
Producer
Arnaldo Foschini
Production Design
Veniero Colasanti
Costume Design, Set Decoration
Guglielmo Bonotti
Makeup Artist
Camillo De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Giovanni Paris
Sound
Ovidio Del Grande
Sound
Enzo Masetti
Original Music Composer
Renato Silvestri
Production Manager
Attilio Fattori
Production Manager
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