Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34745 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-11-15
• Formats: Black & White, Dubbed, Restored, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 85 minutes

Customer Reviews

Not politically correct
This is an interesting movie from an historical perspective. Not much of a plot, the acting and script are very cheesy by todays standards. Before the advent of computers and special effects, all scenes are real and pretty elaborate. Animal lovers should not watch the climactic battle scene.

Scipio fails to delight
I had expected to see a great propaganda film, but what I got was a badly done spectacle. There were very little of cinematic, historic, or public relations interest. Even the battle scenes were disappointing. Save your time and money.

A Fascist Adventure!
The scene where the Carthaginian queen drinks the cup of poison has to be the most glamourous death scene in film. Eventhough it wasn't made in Hollywood it probably defines the decadent/femme fatale motif that is Hollywood. It's almost ritualized the way she takes up the cup -- very Kenneth Anger and very Salome. The rest of the film is a sight as well. For students of history, political science or anyone with a fascination with fascism should watch this movie. The constant Roman salutes and brandishing of the fasces are absolute propoganda spectacle! Oh, and the elephants are actually getting butchered.