Hannibal (2006 film)

British TV series or programme

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.

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]

References

1. "BBC One - Hannibal". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. "Hannibal". Radio Times. No. 4284. 11 May 2006. p. 76. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
3. "Hannibal". 9 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
4. "Hannibal (2006) | SidCity.net". Retrieved 21 June 2019.
5. Heinen, Frank. "Hannibal – Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006)". CineMagazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

External links

• Hannibal (2006) at IMDb
• Hannibal on BBC
• Dr. Patrick L. Cooney. "Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006) summary". Historical Movies in Chronological Order. Vernon Johns Society. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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