Carthage in Flames
-Cartagine in fiamme-
Directed byCarmine Gallone
Written byDuccio Tessari
Carmine Gallone
Ennio De Concini
Based onCarthage in Flames by Emilio Salgari
Produced byCarmine Gallone
Riccardo Gualino
Pierre Gurgo-Salice
StarringPierre Brasseur
Daniel Gélin
Anne Heywood
José Suárez
CinematographyPiero Portalupi
Edited byNiccolò Lazzari
Music byMario Nascimbene
Production
companies
Lux Film
Produzione Gallone
Distributed byLux Film
Columbia Pictures (US)
Release dates
  • 29 January 1960 (1960-01-29) (Italy)
  • 18 January 1961 (1961-01-18) (US)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Carthage in Flames (Italian: Cartagine in fiamme) is a 1960 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Pierre Brasseur, José Suárez, Daniel Gélin and Anne Heywood.[1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. It is based on the 1908 novel of the same title by Emilio Salgari.

Synopsis

The film depicts the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.

Cast

Production

Carthage in Flames was among the most expensive epic adventure films produced in Italy during the 1960s.[2]

Bibliography

  • Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.

References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Hughes, p.56
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