Scipio the African
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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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Marcello Mastroianni
Scipio Africanus
Known for
8½
La Dolce Vita
Ruggero Mastroianni
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
Turi Ferro
Giove Capitolino
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Malicious
The Seduction of Mimi
Woody Strode
Massinissa
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Spartacus
Silvana Mangano
Emilia
Known for
Theorem
Dune
Vittorio Gassman
Cato the Censor
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Fosco Giachetti
Aulus Gellius
Known for
The Conformist
Love and Larceny
Ben Ekland
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
Also in
Master of Love
Christian Aligny
Senator
Known for
The Conformist
Arabian Nights
Wendy D'Olive
Licia
Known for
The Bloodstained Butterfly
Bernard-Louis Regal
Philippe Hersent
Consul Marcello
Known for
Conversation Piece
The Innocent
Luigi Magni Director · Severino Gazzelloni Composer Arturo Zavattini Cinematographer
First release March 3, 1971 · Produced in France, Germany, Italy · Production Cinerama Filmgesellschaft, F.I.C.
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Ultra Film
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Cinerama Filmgesellschaft
Production
F.I.C.
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France · Germany · Italy
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Original title
Scipione detto anche l'Africano
Original language
Italian
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Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 3, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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