Hannibal (2006 TV film)

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 by	Matthew Faulk Mark Skeet
Directed by	Edward Bazalgette
Starring	Alexander Siddig Bashar Rahal
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Ailsa Orr
Running time	90 min.
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	14 May 2006
External links
Website

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 & 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 Hannibals 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.

References

1. "BBC One - Hannibal". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. "Hannibal". Radio Times (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.

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. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
• Review