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Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (1937)

Facist Italy's 1937 Spectacular Epic

Genre : War, Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Carmine Gallone
Writer : Carmine Gallone, Camillo Mariani Dell'Aguillara, Sebastiano Luciani

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone
Director
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone
Screenplay
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone
Story
Camillo Mariani Dell'Aguillara
Camillo Mariani Dell'Aguillara
Story
Camillo Mariani Dell'Aguillara
Camillo Mariani Dell'Aguillara
Screenplay
Sebastiano Luciani
Sebastiano Luciani
Story
Sebastiano Luciani
Sebastiano Luciani
Screenplay
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Original Music Composer
Pietro Aschieri
Pietro Aschieri
Production Design
Pietro Aschieri
Pietro Aschieri
Costume Design
Ubaldo Arata
Ubaldo Arata
Director of Photography
Anchise Brizzi
Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography
Vittorio Trentino
Vittorio Trentino
Sound
Oswald Hafenrichter
Oswald Hafenrichter
Editor
Federico Curioni
Federico Curioni
Production Manager
Giorgio Ferroni
Giorgio Ferroni
First Assistant Director
Giorgio Mannini
Giorgio Mannini
First Assistant Director
Romolo Marcellini
Romolo Marcellini
First Assistant Director

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