Full awards and nominations of Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal
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Drama. War
Mussolini's government, in addition to making the railroads run on time (and other items not so good), could also produce a movie on a lavish scale, including over 6000 extras in the battle scenes. 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.
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Venice Film Festival 1937
- winner Mussolini Cup: Best Film (Best Italian Film)