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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1960 DVD Release: 10/19/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Vci Video Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Historical Film, Biopic [feature], Historical Epic, Sword-and-Sandal

Yet another in a spate of historical costume dramas by Italian filmmakers, Hannibal tells the story of the famous general's battles and his ill-advised march across the snowy Alps. To make life that much more interesting, violence, gore, sex, love, and personal issues are thrown in for good measure. The great general is played by Victor Mature and his main love interest Sylvia by Rita Gam. As Hannibal's successes in battle increase, it seems like he is fated for ultimate victory, but his own failings are his undoing in the end. Unevenly paced and unconvincing in parts, this offering by director Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (best-known for the "Toto" series of comedies) is geared more for audiences out for spectacle and entranced by history, no matter how it is interpreted. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Victor Mature - Hannibal
Rita Gam - Sylvia
Gabriele Ferzetti - Fabius Maximus
Milly Vitale - Danila
Rik Battaglia - Hasdrubal

Cutting a swath of destruction through the Alps by means of a powerful military and a collection of rampaging elephants, vengeful Carthaginian General Hannibal (Victor Mature) falls for Sylvia (Rita Gam), the niece of a powerful Roman senator, in VCI Home Video's release of Edgar G. Ulmer's screen classic. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and offering audio rendered in English Dolby Digital Mono, this release also offers a variety of bonus materials including an audio interview with the director by Peter Bogdanovich, an original theatrical trailer, a photo and poster gallery, and biographies. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide