Alexander Siddig ("Syriana", "Kingdom of Heaven", "Vertical Limit") will star as the great Carthagian general in the BBC's upcoming biopic, "Hannibal", set to air in January 2006 reports Sid City.
Hannibal is universally ranked as one of the greatest military commanders and tacticians in history, alongside Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and Napoleon.
Siddig rose to fame playing Dr. Julian Bashir on TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". Directed by Edward Bazalgette, the BBC production films in Bulgaria in September and October with an air date of January 4th, 2006 on the BBC.
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