---
title: 'Scipio the African (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luigi Magni'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/scipio-the-african-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067719/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Scipio the African (1971)

1971 · 114 min · Comedy · Italy

Original title: Scipione detto anche l'Africano

## Synopsis

Scipio the African is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Magni.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)
- **Director:** [Luigi Magni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-magni)
- **Screenplay:** [Luigi Magni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-magni)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Severino Gazzelloni](https://cinepixo.com/people/severino-gazzelloni)

## Cast

- [Vittorio Gassman](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-gassman) as Cato the Elder
- [Fosco Giachetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/fosco-giachetti) as Aulio Gellio
- [Woody Strode](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-strode) as Massinissa
- [Marcello Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-mastroianni) as Scipio Africanus
- [Brizio Montinaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/brizio-montinaro)
- [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni) as Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
- [Gianni Solaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-solaro)
- [Turi Ferro](https://cinepixo.com/people/turi-ferro) as Jupiter
- [Philippe Hersent](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-hersent)
- [Rosita Toros](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosita-toros)
- [Ezio Marano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ezio-marano)
- [Adolfo Lastretti](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-lastretti)
- [Silvana Mangano](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvana-mangano) as Aemilia Tertia
- [Enzo Fiermonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-fiermonte)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/scipio-the-african-1971
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