Hannibal (2006 film)
2006 British TV series or programme
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Hannibal (also known as Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare) is a 2006 television film, presented as a dramatised documentary, made by the BBC.[1][2][3][4] It is narrated by Kenneth Cranham.
Written byMatthew Faulk
Mark Skeet
Mark Skeet
Directed byEdward Bazalgette
StarringAlexander Siddig
Bashar Rahal
Bashar Rahal
Country of originUnited Kingdom
| Hannibal | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Matthew Faulk Mark Skeet |
| Directed by | Edward Bazalgette |
| Starring | Alexander Siddig Bashar Rahal |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ailsa Orr |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 14 May 2006 |
The film is chiefly centred on the Italian campaign of Hannibal, the famous Carthaginian general during the Second Punic War.
Cast
Carthaginians
- Alexander Siddig as Hannibal, supreme commander of the Carthaginian army.
- Emilio Doorgashingh as Maharbal, chief cavalry commander and second-in-command of the Carthaginian army.
- Bashar Rahal as Hasdrubal, Hannibal's younger brother and the commander of the Spanish provinces.
- Mido Hamada as Mago, Hannibal's youngest brother and the infantry commander.
- Histro Mitzkov as Gisgo, an officer in Hannibal's army who notably comments on the strength of the Roman army at Cannae. This earns Hannibal's comment that, while there are indeed a lot of Romans, none of them are called Gisgo.
Romans
- Shaun Dingwall as Scipio Africanus, the Roman general who finally defeated Hannibal.
- Tristan Gemmill as Varro, the consul defeated at Cannae.
- Ben Cross as Fabius Maximus, Dictator and author of the Fabian strategy.
Reception
Cinemagazine rated the film 4 stars.[5]
