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Scipione l'africano (1937)
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21 September 1939 (USA) morePlot:
Mussolini's government, in addition to making the railroads run on time (and other items not so good)... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
great battle scenes moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Annibale Ninchi | ... | Publius Cornelius Scipio | |
| Camillo Pilotto | ... | Hannibal | |
| Fosco Giachetti | ... | Captain Massinissa | |
| Francesca Braggiotti | ... | Queen Sophonisba | |
| Marcello Giorda | ... | King Syphace | |
| Guglielmo Barnabò | ... | Furius, fat Roman | |
| Isa Miranda | ... | Velia, a Roman woman | |
| Memo Benassi | ... | Cato | |
| Franco Coop | ... | Mezio, Roman soldier | |
| Ciro Galvani | ... | Quinto Fabio Massimo | |
| Carlo Lombardi | ... | Lucio | |
| Marcello Spada | ... | Arunte | |
| Piero Carnabuci | ... | Il Reduce della Battaglia | |
| Carlo Ninchi | ... | Lelius | |
| Lamberto Picasso | ... | Hasdrubal, advisor to Hannibal |
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Also Known As:
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (USA) (video title)Scipio the African
The Defeat of Hannibal
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USA:83 min | Italy:117 minCountry:
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ItalianColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Finland:K-16Fun Stuff
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Anachronisms: A string telephone poles are clearly discernable on the distant hills during the battle sequence. moreFAQ
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in 1937, scipione l'africano was to be mussolini's propaganda masterpiece of nationalism. it turned out to be quite entertaining, and much less of a propaganda story that mussolini had hoped for. it was supposed to show the glory of battle & victory! in many scenes it shows clearly the barabrism of war and its aftermath. nothing was less gloryfying! the battle scenes are very realistic between scipione and his roman legions and hannibal & his carthagianians! the scenes are gory and noe for the squemish. animal lovers beware of the elephants being attacked by the romans. it is believed that during shooting of this battle scene, that two elephants had to be destroyed. for the true lover of correctly staged battle scenes, this is a must. if you prefer your battles cleansed, stick to the 60s muscleman epics! sasheegm!