Scipio 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, Scipio Asiaticus, are accused by 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 Scipione l'Africano Silvana Mangano as Emilia Vittorio Gassman as Catone il Censore Ruggero Mastroianni as Scipione l'Asiatico Turi Ferro as Giove Capitolino Woody Strode as Massinissa Fosco Giachetti as Aulio Gellio Ben Ekland Enzo Fiermonte Philippe Hersent Gianni Solaro References External links 1971 films 1970s historical comedy films 1970s Italian-language films Italian historical comedy films Films directed by Luigi Magni Commedia all'italiana Second Punic War films Cultural depictions of Scipio Africanus 1970s Italian films