The True Story of Hannibal

Hannibal, one of the greatest military leaders in history, accompanied his father Amílcar Barca at the age of nine on the Carthaginian expedition to conquer Spain. Before embarking, the boy swore eternal hatred for Rome, the bitter rival of his people. Twenty years later, in 218 a. C., he left Nueva Cartago (now Cartagena, Spain) to wage war in "The Eternal City" with an army of about 40,000, including cavalry and elephants.

Jeffrey Wright

Narrator (voice)

Anthony Hopkins

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Jodie Foster

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Julianne Moore

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Roger Corman

Self - Producer

Ben Maccabee

Hannibal

Richard Wilkinson

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Brian Danner

Soldier

• Mark HufnailDirector
• Kelly McPhersonWriter
• Melissa Jo PeltierWriter
• Adam HymanWriter

Release date

January 2, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h

Genres

Documentary