
26 Dec 1935

Captain Blood
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
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Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius Axilla, a good-hearted Roman spy, and his powerful slave, Maciste. The trio are broken up as Cabiria is entrusted to a woman of noble birth. With Cabiria's fate unknown, Maciste punished for his heroism, and Fulvius sent away to fight for Rome, is there any hope of our heroes reuniting?
Cabiria (Chlld)
Cabiria (Adult)
Croessa
Karthalo
Fulvio Axilla
Maciste
Bodastoret - the Innkeeper
Hannibal
Hasdrubal
Sophonisba - Hasdrubal's Daughter
Siface "Syphax" - King of Cirta
Scipione "Scipio" - the Consul
Massinissa - the Numidian King
Archimede
Arbace
26 Dec 1935
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
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