''Hannibal'' (also known as ''Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare'') is a 2006 television film, presented as a dramatised documentary, made by the BBC. It is narrated by Kenneth Cranham. The film is chiefly centred on the Italian campaign of

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

, the famous

Carthaginian The term Carthaginian ( la, Carthaginiensis ) usually refers to a citizen of Ancient Carthage. It can also refer to: * Carthaginian (ship), a three-masted schooner built in 1921 * Insurgent privateers; nineteenth-century South American privateers, ...

general during the

Second Punic War The Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17 years the two states struggled for supremacy, primarily in Ital ...

Cast

Carthaginians * Alexander Siddig as

, supreme commander of the Carthaginian army. * Emilio Doorgashingh as Maharbal, chief cavalry commander and second-in-command of the Carthaginian army. *

Bashar Rahal Bashar Mounzer Rahal ( bg, Башар Мунзер Рахал, ar, بشار رحال; born 20 October 1974) is a Bulgarian actor. Life and career Early life Bashar Rahal was born in Dubai, UAE, the son of Lebanese father Mounzer Rahal and Bu ...

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 Ancient ...

, Hannibal's younger brother and the commander of the Spanish provinces. * Mido Hamada as Mago, Hannibal's youngest brother and the infantry commander. * Histro Mitzkov as

Gisgo __NOTOC__ Gisgo or Gisco is the latinization or hellenization ( grc-gre, Γέσκων, ''Géskōn'') of the Punic masculine given name Gersakkun (, ).. The name means "Client of the god Sakkun." Notable people with the name Gisgo or Gisco include: ...

, an officer in Hannibal's army who notably comments on the strength of the Roman army at

Cannae Cannae (now Canne della Battaglia, ) is an ancient village of the Apulia region of south east Italy. It is a ''frazione'' (civil parish) of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Barletta. Cannae was formerly a bishopric, and is presently (2022) a Lati ...

. This earns Hannibal's comment that, while there are indeed a lot of Romans, none of them are called Gisgo. Romans *

Shaun Dingwall Shaun Dingwall (born 21st February 1970) is a British actor from London. He is known for his roles as Pete Tyler in ''Doctor Who'', as Reg Trotter in ''Rock & Chips'' and as D.C. Mark Rivers in ''Touching Evil''. Early life Shaun Dingwall was b ...

Scipio Africanus Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (, , ; 236/235–183 BC) was a Roman general and statesman, most notable as one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the best military com ...

, the Roman general who finally defeated Hannibal. * Tristan Gemmill as Varro, the consul defeated at

. * Ben Cross as Fabius Maximus, Dictator and author of the Fabian strategy.

Reception

''Cinemagazine'' rated the film 4 stars.

References

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