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Cleopatra (1963)

G06/12/1963Drama, History, Romance4h 11m
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The motion picture the world has been waiting for!

Overview

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Elizabeth Taylor

    Cleopatra

  2. Cast 1

    Richard Burton

    Marcus Antonius

  3. Cast 1

    Rex Harrison

    Julius Caesar

  4. Cast 1

    Pamela Brown

    High Priestess

  5. Cast 1

    George Cole

    Flavius

  6. Cast 1

    Hume Cronyn

    Sosigenes

  7. Cast 1

    Cesare Danova

    Apollodorus

  8. Cast 1

    Kenneth Haigh

    Brutus

  9. Cast 1

    Andrew Keir

    Agrippa

On Your Knees! On your knees! It's something that Cleopatra her self shouts at a stunned Mark Antony, but it could quite literally have been shouted by many in Hollywood at 20th Century Fox as their gargantuan epic threatened to sink them. The trials and tribulations surrounding the film are stuff of legend, all of which makes for a film itself, but I will not go over old ground, there's a couple of great documentaries available out there and they are required viewing. They also help to explain somewhat why Cleopatra is not the genre defining classic many hoped it would be. Truth is is that...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$44,000,000.00

Revenue $57,779,280.00

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