Hannibal (1960)

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Yet another in a spate of historical costume dramas by Italian filmmakers, Hannibal tells the story of the famous general's battles and his ill-advised march across the snowy Alps. To make life that much more interesting, violence, gore, sex, love, and personal issues are thrown in for good measure. The great general is played by Victor Mature and his main love interest Sylvia by Rita Gam. As Hannibal's successes in battle increase, it seems like he is fated for ultimate victory, but his own failings are his undoing in the end. Unevenly paced and unconvincing in parts, this offering by director Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (best-known for the "Toto" series of comedies) is geared more for audiences out for spectacle and entranced by history, no matter how it is interpreted. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Starring:: Victor Mature, Rita Gam, (more)

Director(s):: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer, (more)

Format(s):: DVD
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Synopsis of Hannibal

Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 100 mins

Complete Cast of Hannibal

Victor Mature - Hannibal
Gabriele Ferzetti - Fabius Maximus
Rik Battaglia - Hasdrubal
Franco Silva - Maharbal
Andrea Aurelia - Varro

Rita Gam - Sylvia
Milly Vitale - Danila
Mario Girotti - Quintilius
Mirko Ellis - Mago

Director(s):: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer

Writer(s):: Mortimer Braus

Producer(s):: Ottavio Poggi

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	Mahmut Celal E.

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

That is all there is to it. Poor performance, poor scene study and one of the worst films of the era.

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	Charles M.

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

This movie tells me that I'm getting old. I first saw this movie in 1960 and have remembered it always. I always talked about it to my kids and when I saw that it was available for rent I immediately requested it. Well for those that are thinking about renting it get stone drunk or just shoot yourself before doing it. My regret is that I can not rate this in the negative stars.

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	EVE I.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

As usual BLOCKBUSTER sent a documentary (British TV 50 Minutes) in place of this movie TWICE. The really strange thing is that BLOCBUSTER doesn't even own the documentary they keep sending out. The documentary was made by Cromwell as part of a series of educational films on ancient generals. Cromwell makes acceptable educational films. If you want a good documentary about Hannibal get a copy of "The True Story of Hannibal" which is an American production and was recently on TV. I'm still waiting to see this this movie but I may have to cross the Alps on an elephant to get a copy.

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