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Scipio the African is a italien film of genre Comedy directed by Luigi Magni with Marcello Mastroianni
Scipio the African (1971)
Scipione detto anche l'Africano
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Add to a movie listScipio the African (Italian: Scipione detto anche l'Africano) is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Magni.
Synopsis
During the Second Punic War, the commander Scipio Africanus is in crisis because the Roman army can not defeat the many legions Carthaginian Hannibal Barca. Teaming with his brother Scipio Asiaticus, Africanus manages to destroy the troops of Hannibal at Zama and avincere the war. When he returns triumphant to Rome realizes that has been manipulated like a puppet by the consul Marcus Porcius Cato, called "the Censor". Scipio, disgusted by the poor Roman politics, he withdraws from his rank of general, while Cato plans to destroy a third war with the cursed city of Carthage.Actors
Marcello Mastroianni
(Scipione l'Africano)
Silvana Mangano
(Emilia)
Vittorio Gassman
(Catone il Censore)
Philippe Hersent
(console Marcello)
Ruggero Mastroianni
(Scipione l'Asiatico)
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