

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal
1937, Italian. Directed by Carmine Gallone.
Facist Italy's 1937 Spectacular Epic
A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Carmine GalloneDirector
- Camillo PilottoHannibal
- Annibale NinchiPublis Cornelius Scipio
- Fosco GiachettiCaptain Massinissa
- Francesca BraggiottiQueen Sophonisba
- Marcello GiordaKing Syphace
- Guglielmo BarnabòFurius, fat Roman
- Isa MirandaVelia, a Roman woman
- Memo BenassiCato
- Franco CoopMezio, Roman soldier
- Ciro GalvaniQuinto Fabio Massimo
- Carlo LombardiLucio
- Marcello SpadaArunte
Details
- Released
- 4 August 1937
- Original title
- Scipione l'africano
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Sebastiano Luciani, Carmine Gallone, Camillo Mariani Dell'Aguillara
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Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 August 1937. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal, try The War Below, The Skin, Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.
Who directed Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal?
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (1937) was directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Camillo Pilotto, Annibale Ninchi, Fosco Giachetti.