During the latter years of the reign of the tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, Marcus Vinicius, one of Nero's officers, falls in love with a young Christian named Lygia, attempting to enslave her. Lygia's protector, the noble and burly Ursus, works to save her from Vinicius' clutches. Pursuing Lygia, Vinicius finds himself at a catacomb prayer meeting led by the apostle Peter and finds his conscience stirring-- just as Nero orders Rome burned. A landmark in epic film, Enrico Guazzoni’s grand-scale masterpiece laid the foundations for what colossal Italian spectacles would become. The film had tremendous influence on Giovanni Pastrone’s Cabiria (1914) and D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance (1916).
Stars: Amleto Novelli, Gustavo Serena, Bruto Castellani, Amelia Cattaneo, Carlo Cattaneo, Lea Giunchi
Crew: Enrico Guazzoni (Director), Enrico Guazzoni (Writer), Henryk Sienkiewicz (Novel), Eugenio Bava (Cinematography), Alessandro Bona (Cinematography), Enrico Guazzoni (Art Direction)
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Studio: Società Italiana Cines
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 01, 1913
IMDb: 5.4
