Scipio the African
| Scipio the African (Scipione detto anche l'Africano) | |
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| Directed by | Luigi Magni |
| Written by | Luigi Magni |
| Produced by | Ultra Film, Cinerama |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Cinematography | Arturo Zavattini |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni Amedeo Salfa |
| Music by | Severino Gazzelloni |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Scipio the African (Italian: Scipione detto anche l'Africano, lit. 'Scipio, also called the African') is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Magni.[1]
Plot
[edit]Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, despite his defeat of Hannibal, many years earlier. He and his brother, Scipio Asiaticus, are accused by Marcus Porcius Cato of the theft of 500 talents intended for Rome. As his friends and loved ones abandon him, Scipio finds life after war not as easy as he thought it would be.
Cast
[edit]- Marcello Mastroianni as Scipione l'Africano
- Silvana Mangano as Emilia
- Vittorio Gassman as Catone il Censore
- Ruggero Mastroianni as Scipione l'Asiatico
- Turi Ferro as Giove Capitolino
- Woody Strode as Massinissa
- Fosco Giachetti as Aulio Gellio
- Ben Ekland
- Enzo Fiermonte
- Philippe Hersent
- Gianni Solaro
References
[edit]- ^ "NY Times: Scipio the African". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
External links
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