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Scipio the African
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Title: Scipio the African

Release Date: 3 Mar 1971

Runtime: 1h 44m

Genre: History, Comedy

Director: Ultra Film, Cinerama Filmgesellschaft, F.I.C.

Production Companies: Ultra Film, Cinerama Filmgesellschaft, F.I.C.

Overview: Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, despite his defeat of Hannibal Barca. He and his brother, Scipio Asiaticus, are accused by Marcus Porcius Cato of the theft of 500 talents intended for Rome.

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Average Vote: 6.8 (19 votes)

Cast

  • Scipione l'Africano: Marcello Mastroianni
  • Scipione l'Asiatico: Ruggero Mastroianni
  • Giove Capitolino: Turi Ferro
  • Massinissa: Woody Strode
  • Emilia: Silvana Mangano
  • Catone il Censore: Vittorio Gassman
  • Aulio Gellio: Fosco Giachetti
  • Tiberio Sempronio Gracco: Ben Ekland
  • A senator: Christian Aligny
  • Licia: Wendy D'Olive
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