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Carthage in Flames

1960 · 107 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned historical spectacle of doomed love and city-wide destruction, played with earnest grandeur and a somber, fiery finale.

Overview
Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • betrayal
  • power
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, action, adventure, romance, war
Directed by
Carmine Gallone
Written by
Carmine Gallone, Ennio De Concini
Starring
Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélin, Anne Heywood, Aldo Silvani, Terence Hill, Ilaria Occhini, Paolo Stoppa, José Suárez
Music
Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography
Piero Portalupi
Runtime
107 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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