SPARTACUS - (1913) / BEN-HUR - (1907) - LUCIANO ALBERTINI - SILENT - RARE DVD

SPARTACUS (1913) Directed by Giovanni Enrico VidaliCast: Luciano Albertini - Enrico Bracci Alberto Capozzi - Signor Fretti Maria Gandini - Mario Guaita-Ausonia Achille Majeroni - Luigi Mele Leo Ragusi - Cristina RuspoliA 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.Ben Hur (1907) Directed by Sidney Olcott & Frank Oakes RoseStarring: 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.