Scipio the African
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| Scipio the African (Scipione detto anche l'Africano) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Luigi Magni |
| Produced by | Ultra Film, Cinerama |
| Written by | Luigi Magni |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Music by | Severino Gazzelloni |
| Cinematography | Arturo Zavattini |
| Editing by |
Ruggero Mastroianni Amedeo Salfa |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Scipio the African (Italian: Scipione detto anche l'Africano) is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Magni.[1]
Plot
During the Second Punic War, the commander Scipio Africanus is in crisis because the Roman army can not defeat the many legions Carthaginian Hannibal Barca. Teaming with his brother Scipio Asiaticus, Africanus manages to destroy the troops of Hannibal at Zama and avincere the war. When he returns triumphant to Rome realizes that has been manipulated like a puppet by the consul Marcus Porcius Cato, called "the Censor". Scipio, disgusted by the poor Roman politics, he withdraws from his rank of general, while Cato plans to destroy a third war with the cursed city of Carthage.
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni - Scipione l'Africano
- Silvana Mangano - Emilia
- Vittorio Gassman - Catone il Censore
- Ruggero Mastroianni - Scipione l'Asiatico
- Turi Ferro - Giove Capitolino
- Woody Strode - Massinissa
- Fosco Giachetti
- Ben Ekland
- Enzo Fiermonte
- Philippe Hersent
- Christian Aligny
- Adolfo Lastretti
- Gudrun Mardon Khies
- Gianni Solaro
References
- ↑ "NY Times: Scipio the African". NY Times.com. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
External links
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