Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal | |
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Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
Written by | Camillo Mariani dell'Aguillara S.A. Luciani Carmine Gallone Silvio Maurano |
Produced by | Federic Curiosi |
Starring | Annibale Ninchi Camillo Pilotto Isa Miranda |
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Running time | 83 minutes [1] |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Budget | 12.6 million lira |
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal[2] (Italian title: Scipione l'africano is a 1937 Italian historical propaganda film directed by Carmine Gallone about Scipio Africanus from the time of his election as proconsul until his defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama. The film received financial backing from Benito Mussolini's dictatorship and its production was overseen by Vittorio Mussolini.