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Scipione Detto Anche L'Africano
''Scipio the African'' ( it, Scipione detto anche l'Africano "Scipio, also called the African") is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Magni. Plot Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, despite his defeat of Hannibal, many years earlier. He and his brother, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Scipio Asiaticus, are accused by Cato the Elder, Marcus Porcius Cato of the theft of 500 talents intended for Rome. As his friends and loved ones abandon him, Scipio finds life after war not as easy as he thought it would be. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Scipio Africanus, Scipione l'Africano * Silvana Mangano as Aemilia Tertia, Emilia * Vittorio Gassman as Cato the Elder, Catone il Censore * Ruggero Mastroianni as Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Scipione l'Asiatico * Turi Ferro as Jupiter (mythology), Giove Capitolino * Woody Strode as Massinissa * Fosco Giachetti as Aulio Gellio * Ben Ekland * Enzo Fiermonte * Philippe Hersent * Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Magni
Luigi Magni (21 March 1928 – 27 October 2013) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Life and career Born in Rome, Magni started his career as a screenwriter, in 1956, with '' Tempo di villeggiatura''. In 1968 he collaborated with Mario Monicelli in creating a real "event" of the Italian cinema by transforming Monica Vitti into a comedic actress with ''The Girl with the Pistol'', and the critical and commercial success of the film pushed him into directing. After the directorial debut with '' Faustina'' (which was also the debut film of Vonetta McGee), in 1969 Magni achieved an extraordinary success with ''Nell'anno del Signore'', which was the highest-grossing Italian film of the year, so as to require for the first time in Italy nighttime screenings to meet the demands of the audience. The film marked the encounter with Nino Manfredi, with whom Magni had a long-standing association on the set (including the screenplay of Manfredi's award-winning film ''Per Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |