Scipione l'africano (1937)
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- 1h 57min
- Drama, History
- 21 Sep 1939 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
| Annibale Ninchi | ... |
Publius Cornelius Scipio
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| Camillo Pilotto | ... |
Hannibal
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| Fosco Giachetti | ... |
Captain Massinissa
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| Francesca Braggiotti | ... |
Queen Sophonisba
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| Marcello Giorda | ... |
King Syphace
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| Guglielmo Barnabò | ... |
Furius, fat Roman
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| Isa Miranda | ... |
Velia, a Roman woman
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Memo Benassi | ... |
Cato
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Franco Coop | ... |
Mezio, Roman soldier
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Ciro Galvani | ... |
Quinto Fabio Massimo
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| Carlo Lombardi | ... |
Lucio
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Marcello Spada | ... |
Arunte
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Piero Carnabuci | ... |
Il Reduce della Battaglia
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| Carlo Ninchi | ... |
Lelius
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Lamberto Picasso | ... |
Hasdrubal, advisor to Hannibal
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Diana Lante | ... |
Moglie di Scipione
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Raimondo Van Riel | ... |
Maharbale
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| Achille Majeroni | ... |
Principe del Senato
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| Carlo Tamberlani | ... |
Ambasciatore Romano
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| Gino Viotti | ... |
Mercante Fenicio
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Clara Padoa | ... |
Schiava di Sofonisba
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Ugo Sasso | ... |
Ufficiale
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Mario Gallina | ... |
Ambasciatore cartaginese
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Olinto Cristina | ... |
Altro ambasciatore cartaginese
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Carlo Duse | ... |
Messo di Magone
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Franco Brambilla | ... |
Ragazzo Romano
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Antonella Steni | ... |
Una Bambina
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Bruno Calabretta |
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Alberto Campi |
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Gustavo Conforti |
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Giorgio Covi |
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Federico De Martino |
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Cesare Gambarelli |
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Walter Lazzaro |
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Guglielmo Longo |
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Giorgio Marcello |
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Otello Polini |
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Albino Principe |
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Gennaro Sabatano |
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Carlo Simoneschi |
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Ernesto Torrini |
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Vittorio Vaser |
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Amedeo Vecci |
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Franca Vella |
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Carla Zaccaria |
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Armando Zuccarelli |
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Rosina Adrario |
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Nino Altieri |
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Ruggero Angeletti |
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Sandro Bianchi |
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Vittorio Capanni |
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Antimo Reyner | ... |
(as Antimo Reyneri)
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| Alberto Sordi | ... |
Comparsa soldato romano
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Alfredo De Antoni | ... |
Anziano Cartaginese
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Fernando Solieri | ... |
Anziano cartaginese
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Mario Carotenuto | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Alberto De Martino | ... |
Son of Scipio (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Carmine Gallone | ||
Written by
| Carmine Gallone | ... | (story) & |
| Camillo Mariani Dell'Aguillara | ... | (story) & |
| Sebastiano A. Luciani | ... | (story) |
| Carmine Gallone | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Camillo Mariani Dell'Aguillara | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Sebastiano A. Luciani | ... | (screenplay) |
| Silvio Maurano | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Frederic Curiosi | ... | producer |
| Vittorio Mussolini | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Ildebrando Pizzetti | ||
Cinematography by
| Ubaldo Arata | ||
| Anchise Brizzi | ||
Editing by
| Oswald Hafenrichter | ||
Production Design by
| Pietro Aschieri | ||
Set Decoration by
| Carmine Gallone | ||
Costume Design by
| Pietro Aschieri | ||
Makeup Department
| Mario Giuseppe Paoletti | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Federico Curioni | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Piero Braccialini | ... | second assistant director |
| Francesco di Sirignano | ... | second assistant director |
| Giorgio Ferroni | ... | first assistant director |
| Giorgio Mannini | ... | first assistant director |
| Romolo Marcellini | ... | first assistant director |
| Paolo Moffa | ... | second assistant director |
| Domenico Paolella | ... | second assistant director |
| Ferdinando Maria Poggioli | ... | second assistant director (as Ferdinando M. Poggioli) |
Art Department
| Ettore Corso | ... | set designer |
| Italo Tomassi | ... | scenic painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Vittorio Trentino | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ugo Lombardi | ... | camera operator |
| Giorgio Orsini | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Maria De Matteis | ... | assistant costume designer |
Additional Crew
| Francesco Poggi | ... | military advisor |
| Alberto Riggi | ... | military advisor |
| Giovanna Scotto | ... | voice dubbing: Francesca Bragiotti |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (1937) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Réalisation d'art cinématographique (RAC) (1938) (France) (theatrical)
- Esperia Film Distributing Co. Inc. (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Adler Jacques Films (1939) (Belgium) (theatrical) (co-distributor with Sobeci)
- Sanwa shôji (1938) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sobeci (1939) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Big Ben Movies (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Films sans Frontières (2016) (France)
- International Historic Films (IHF) (2001) (United States) (video) (English dubbed)
- L.C.J Editions & Productions (2012) (World-wide)
- Walter Manley Enterprises (United States) (tv) (English dubbed)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- American Dubbing Corporation S.A. (dubbing: English) (1960s)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of the earliest known uses of the zoom lens. See more » |
| Goofs | Extras wearing wristwatches, even though the film is set thousands of years before they were invented. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021). See more » |