Fabiola (1949 film)

Fabiola
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alessandro Blasetti
Produced by	Salvo D'Angelo
Starring	Michèle Morgan Henri Vidal Michel Simon
Cinematography	Mario Craveri Ubaldo Marelli
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Enzo Masetti
Production companies	Universalia Film Filmsonor Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	3 March 1949 (1949-03-03) 1951 (1951) (UK & U.S.)
Running time	164 min
Country	Italy / France
Language	Italian
Budget	US$700,000 (est)[1]

Fabiola (UK title: The Fighting Gladiator) is a 1949 Italian language motion picture historical drama directed by Alessandro Blasetti, very loosely based on the 1854 novel Fabiola by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal and Michel Simon. It tells the story of the Roman Empire in which Christianity is growing around the 4th century AD. An unofficial remake, The Revolt of the Slaves (La Rivolta degli Schiavi), was released in 1960, with Lang Jeffries and Rhonda Fleming, only with Rhual's name changed to Vibio.