Scipio the African backdrop

Scipio the African

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.

Release Date: March 03, 1971

Status: Released

Genres:

History

Comedy

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Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Scipio Africanus

Ruggero Mastroianni

Ruggero Mastroianni

Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus

Turi Ferro

Turi Ferro

Giove Capitolino

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Massinissa

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

Emilia

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Cato the Censor

Fosco Giachetti

Fosco Giachetti

Aulus Gellius

Ben Ekland

Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus

Christian Aligny

Christian Aligny

Senator

Wendy D'Olive

Wendy D'Olive

Licia

Bernard-Louis Regal

Philippe Hersent

Philippe Hersent

Consul Marcello