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.

Hannibal
Written byMatthew Faulk
Mark Skeet
Directed byEdward Bazalgette
StarringAlexander Siddig
Bashar Rahal
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAilsa Orr
Running time90 min.
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release14 May 2006 (2006-05-14)

The film is chiefly centred on the Italian campaign of Hannibal, the famous Carthaginian general during the Second Punic War.

Cast

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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

Reception

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Cinemagazine rated the film 4 stars.[5]

References

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  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". 10 September 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ Heinen, Frank. "Hannibal – Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006)". CineMagazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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