Spartacus (1913) / Ben Hur (1907)

Stars: Luciano Albertini
Director: Giovanni Enrico Vidali
Runtime: 58 Minutes
Language: English inter-titles - Orchestra Score
Color:  Black & White with tinted sequences
Extra: Ben Hur (1907) - 13 Minutes
Format:  DVD-R
Rating: NR

Price: $16.95

SPARTACUS
(1913)

Directed by Giovanni Enrico Vidali

Cast:
Luciano Albertini - Enrico Bracci
Alberto Capozzi - Signor Fretti
Maria Gandini - Mario Guaita-Ausonia
Achille Majeroni - Luigi Mele
Leo Ragusi - Cristina Ruspoli

A romanticized telling of the famous gladiator who led a slave revolt against his Roman masters. This early Italian feature uses great locations, wonderful costumes and a large numbers of extras to bring this epic to life.

58 Minutes

Ben Hur
(1907)

Directed by Sidney Olcott & Frank Oakes Rose

Starring:
Herman Rottger
William S. Hart.

This film as the dubious distinction of being the first film to be sued for not obtaining the rights to film the story.

13 minutes