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Hannibal – Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006)

Hannibal – Rome's Worst Nightmare poster
Original title
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Directed by
Edward Bazalgette
Genre
docudrama, sword-and-sandal film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
G
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This TV film mixes documentary and drama to tell the story of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general. It focuses on his military campaign against Rome during the Second Punic War.

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What happens

Hannibal (also known as Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare) is a 2006 television film, presented as a dramatised documentary, made by the BBC. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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