Scipio the African

Scipio the African
(Scipione detto anche l'Africano)
Scipio the African; (Scipione detto anche l'Africano)
	Film poster
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	1971;
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

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

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

^ "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

Scipio the African at IMDb

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[NY_Times.com-1] "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.

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