Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal

Facist Italy's 1937 Spectacular Epic

Original title: Scipione l'africano
Duration: 83 min
Release date: 1937-08-04
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A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.

War Drama History

Scipione l'africano

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Camillo Pilotto
Camillo Pilotto
as Hannibal
Annibale Ninchi
Annibale Ninchi
as Publis Cornelius Scipio
Fosco Giachetti
Fosco Giachetti
as Captain Massinissa
Francesca Braggiotti
Francesca Braggiotti
as Queen Sophonisba
Marcello Giorda
Marcello Giorda
as King Syphace
Guglielmo Barnabò
Guglielmo Barnabò
as Furius, fat Roman
Isa Miranda
Isa Miranda
as Velia, a Roman woman
Memo Benassi
Memo Benassi
as Cato
Franco Coop
Franco Coop
as Mezio, Roman soldier
Ciro Galvani
Ciro Galvani
as Quinto Fabio Massimo
Carlo Lombardi
Carlo Lombardi
as Lucio
Marcello Spada
Marcello Spada
as Arunte
Piero Carnabuci
Piero Carnabuci
as Il Reduce della Battaglia
Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi
as Lelius
Lamberto Picasso
Lamberto Picasso
as Hasdrubal, advisor to Hannibal
Diana Lante
Diana Lante
as Moglie di Scipione
Raimondo Van Riel
Raimondo Van Riel
as Maharbale
Achille Majeroni
Achille Majeroni
as Principe del Senato
Carlo Tamberlani
Carlo Tamberlani
as Ambasciatore Romano
Gino Viotti
Gino Viotti
as Mercante Fenicio
Clara Padoa
Clara Padoa
as Schiava di Sofonisba
Ugo Sasso
Ugo Sasso
as Ufficiale
Mario Gallina
Mario Gallina
as Ambasciatore cartaginese
Olinto Cristina
Olinto Cristina
as Altro ambasciatore cartaginese
Carlo Duse
Carlo Duse
as Messo di Magone
Franco Brambilla
Franco Brambilla
as Ragazzo Romano
Antonella Steni
Antonella Steni
as Una Bambina
Enzo Biliotti
Enzo Biliotti
as
Bruno Calabretta
Bruno Calabretta
as
Alberto Campi
Alberto Campi
as
Gustavo Conforti
Gustavo Conforti
as
Giorgio Covi
Giorgio Covi
as
Federico De Martino
Federico De Martino
as
Cesare Gambarelli
Cesare Gambarelli
as
Walter Lazzaro
Walter Lazzaro
as
Guglielmo Longo
Guglielmo Longo
as
Giorgio Marcello
Giorgio Marcello
as
Otello Polini
Otello Polini
as
Albino Principe
Albino Principe
as
Gennaro Sabatano
Gennaro Sabatano
as
Carlo Simoneschi
Carlo Simoneschi
as
Ernesto Torrini
Ernesto Torrini
as
Vittorio Vaser
Vittorio Vaser
as
Amedeo Vecci
Amedeo Vecci
as
Franca Vella
Franca Vella
as
Carla Zaccaria
Carla Zaccaria
as
Armando Zuccarelli
Armando Zuccarelli
as
Rosina Adrario
Rosina Adrario
as
Nino Altieri
Nino Altieri
as
Ruggero Angeletti
Ruggero Angeletti
as
Sandro Bianchi
Sandro Bianchi
as
Antimo Reyner
Antimo Reyner
as
Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi
as Comparsa soldato romano (uncredited)
Alfredo De Antoni
Alfredo De Antoni
as Anziano Cartaginese
Fernando Solieri
Fernando Solieri
as Anziano Cartaginese
Mario Carotenuto
Mario Carotenuto
as Extra (uncredited)
Vittorio Capanni
Vittorio Capanni
as
Alberto De Martino
Alberto De Martino
as Il figlio di Scipione (uncredited)
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