Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal

Facist Italy's 1937 Spectacular Epic

Directed by Carmine Gallone

Produced by ENIC, Consorzio Scipione

193783 min5.5 / 10

A grand historical epic centered on military strategy and national glory, told with the spectacle and propagandistic fervor characteristic of 1930s fascist cinema.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Does Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity75

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Surprise5

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Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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