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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.

Top Cast

  • Marcello Mastroianni

    Marcello Mastroianni

    Scipione l'Africano

  • Ruggero Mastroianni

    Ruggero Mastroianni

    Scipione l'Asiatico

  • Turi Ferro

    Turi Ferro

    Giove Capitolino

  • Woody Strode

    Woody Strode

    Massinissa

  • Silvana Mangano

    Silvana Mangano

    Emilia

  • Vittorio Gassman

    Vittorio Gassman

    Catone il Censore

  • Fosco Giachetti

    Fosco Giachetti

    Aulio Gellio

  • Ben Ekland

    Ben Ekland

    Tiberio Sempronio Gracco

  • Christian Aligny

    Christian Aligny

    A senator

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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