''Scipione l'africano'' (1937) — in
English
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''Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal'' — is an Italian
historical film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...
that focuses on
Publius Cornelius Scipio (Scipio Africanus) from the time of his election as
proconsul
A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul. A proconsul was typically a former consul. The term is also used in recent history for officials with delegated authority.
In the Roman Republic, military command, or ...
until his defeat of
Hannibal at the
Battle of Zama
The Battle of Zama was fought in 202 BC near Zama, now in Tunisia, and marked the end of the Second Punic War. A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio, with crucial support from Numidian leader Masinissa, defeated the Carthaginian ...
in 202 BC. It was directed by
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Itali ...
and stars
Annibale Ninchi and
Camillo Pilotto
Camillo Pilotto (6 February 1888 Birth name: Camillo Raul Vittorio Pilotto. – 27 May 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 101 films between 1916 and 1963. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''The Song ...
. The film was funded by
Benito Mussolini and was released in 1937, serving as propaganda for the
fascist ambitions in
North Africa
North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...
.
A division of the Italian army was used as extras in the film, shortly before being transferred to duty in the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ...
.
Cast
*
Annibale Ninchi as "
Publius Cornelius Scipio"
*
Camillo Pilotto
Camillo Pilotto (6 February 1888 Birth name: Camillo Raul Vittorio Pilotto. – 27 May 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 101 films between 1916 and 1963. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''The Song ...
as "
Hannibal"
*
Fosco Giachetti
Fosco Giachetti (28 March 1900, in Sesto Fiorentino – 22 December 1974, in Rome) was an Italian actor.
Fosco Giachetti was the protagonist of ''Lo squadrone bianco'' (1936), directed by Augusto Genina. He became the leading man in Fascist ...
as "Captain
Masinissa
Masinissa ( nxm, , ''MSNSN''; ''c.'' 238 BC – 148 BC), also spelled Massinissa, Massena and Massan, was an ancient Numidian king best known for leading a federation of Massylii Berber tribes during the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), ult ...
"
*
Francesca Braggiotti
Francesca Braggiotti (October 17, 1902 – February 25, 1998) was an Italian dancer, actress, dubber, and first lady of Connecticut.
Biography
Francesca Braggiotti was born in Florence, her father was an Italian tenor, born in Smyrna; her mo ...
as "Queen
Sophonisba
Sophonisba (in Punic, 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 Ṣap̄anbaʿal) (fl. 203 BC) was a Carthaginian noblewoman who lived during the Second Punic War, and the daughter of Hasdrubal Gisco. She held influence over the Numidian political landscape, con ...
"
*
Marcello Giorda
Marcello Giorda (1890–1960) was an Italian film actor.Goble p.396
Selected filmography
* '' Adam's Tree'' (1936)
* ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937)
* ''The Two Misanthropists'' (1937)
* '' Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal'' (1937)
* ' ...
as "
Syphace"
*
Guglielmo Barnabò
Guglielmo Barnabò (11 May 1888 – 31 May 1954) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1926 and 1954.
Life and career
Born in Ancona, Barnabò made his stage debut in 1921 at the Greek Theatre of ...
as "Furius, Fat Roman"
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Isa Miranda
Isa Miranda (born Ines Isabella Sampietro; 5 July 1909 – 8 July 1982) was an Italian actress with an international film career.
Biography
Miranda was born Ines Isabella Sampietro in Milan, the daughter of atreet car conductor in Mian. When s ...
as "Velia, a Roman woman"
*
Memo Benassi
Domenico "Memo" Benassi (21 June 1886 – 24 February 1957) was an Italian film actor who appeared in more than forty films in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer Beethoven in the 1942 film ''Rossini''.Mathew & Walto ...
as "
Cato the Elder
Marcus Porcius Cato (; 234–149 BC), also known as Cato the Censor ( la, Censorius), the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, senator, and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write his ...
"
*
Franco Coop
Franco Coop (27 September 1891 – 27 March 1962), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1931 and 1960. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' Before the Jury'' (1931)
* '' Moth ...
as "Mezio, Roman soldier"
*
Ciro Galvani as "
Quintus Fabius Maximus"
*
Carlo Lombardi as "Lucius"
*
Marcello Spada
Marcello Spada (1905–1995) was an Italian film actor.Ben-Ghiat p.31 He appeared in a dozen films, often in the leading role, between 1928 and 1937. After retiring from cinema he later became a doctor.
Selected filmography
* '' Kif Tebbi'' (1928 ...
as "Arunte"
*
Piero Carnabuci
Piero Carnabuci (6 September 1893 – 13 February 1958) was an Italian stage and film actor.
Life and career
Born in Santa Teresa di Riva, Messina, after the World War I Carnabuci decided to abandon his engineering studies at the University of ...
as "Il Reduce della Battaglia"
*
Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi (31 May 1896 – 27 April 1974) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, and died on 27 April 1974 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Selected filmogra ...
as "Lelius"
*
Lamberto Picasso as "
Hasdrubal Hasdrubal ( grc-gre, Ἀσδρούβας, ''Hasdroúbas'') is the Latinized form of the Carthaginian name ʿAzrubaʿal ( xpu, 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 , , "Help of Baal").
It may refer to:
* Hasdrubal I of Carthage was the Magonid king of Ancien ...
"
See also
*
list of historical drama films This is an index of lists of historical films.
By country of origin
* List of Estonian war films
* List of Polish war films
* List of Romanian historical films
* List of Russian historical films
* List of Vietnamese historical films
By era ...
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List of films set in ancient Rome
This article lists films set in the city of Rome during the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, or the Roman Empire. The films only partly set in Rome are so noted.
The founding of Rome
Films set during the founding of Rome include:
The Roman K ...
References
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1937 films
1930s biographical films
1930s historical films
Italian biographical films
Italian black-and-white films
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Italian epic films
Peplum films
1930s Italian-language films
Films directed by Carmine Gallone
Films scored by Ildebrando Pizzetti
Films set in ancient Rome
Films set in Carthage
Second Punic War films
Sword and sandal films
Fascist propaganda
Cultural depictions of Hannibal
Cultural depictions of Scipio Africanus
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