Cartagine in fiamme

1960
1h 50m

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueHistorical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.

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5,0/10

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Anecdotes
Produced and copyright dated 1959 in Italy, the film was picked up by the Rank Organisation and passed by the British Board of Film Censors on 31 August 1960 with a certificate "U" (suitable for unaccompanied children). Premiered at the Odeon, Marble Arch, on 10 November 1960, it enjoyed a fairly average three week run. For the general release at normal prices on 4 December 1960, Rank selected psychological thriller Danger Tomorrow (1960) as the supporting film.

Gaffes
When the Carthaginians get Zur from the battlefield to the camp, a dead Roman soldier raises his head several times.

Connexions
Referenced in Senda torcida (1963)

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Madhouse

The cast is really international:Anne Heywood (English),José Suarez (Spanish) ,Daniel Gélin and Pierre Brasseur (French) and for all that,Italians(Paolo Stoppa and Terence Hill here credited as Mario Girotti).

The film is supposed to tell Carthage 's last stand .The Romans wanted the city to be destroyed then rebuilt some miles away from the shore.

A merchant,the villain, (Gélin,at his worst) wants to negotiate but a soldier(Suarez ),the hero,wants to fight against the enemy.After this start ,nothing makes sense: the plot gets bogged down in uninteresting love rivalries ,most of the time away from Carthage city .When it finally comes back to the essential (that is to say the Romans' impending victory) it's only to show (and the title is no lie) Carthage in flames .An ending a la "last days of Pompei" without a volcano,where the villains are punished and the heroes rewarded.