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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

An excellent example of what you can do when money is no object - except, here, in the writing department where this is simply no substitute for a succinct and creative hand at the typewriter. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton successfully - if a little too theatrically - carry off their portion of this epic tale of the life of probably the world's most famous woman of antiquity. Rex Harrison, much less so as Caesar - but combined I think this is actually a far better film than the critics at the time declared. The cinematography and scale of the production are unsurpassed as are the costume...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$44,000,000.00

Revenue $57,779,280.00

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