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Cleopatra
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.
1963 · Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 251 min · Drama · History · Romance · 18 frames
Tagline
The motion picture the world has been waiting for!
Crew
- Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman
- Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
- Edited by: Dorothy Spencer
- Music: Alex North
- Production design: John DeCuir
- Produced by: Walter Wanger
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra
- Richard Burton as Marcus Antonius
- Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar
- Pamela Brown as High Priestess
- George Cole as Flavius
- Hume Cronyn as Sosigenes
- Cesare Danova as Apollodorus
- Kenneth Haigh as Brutus
- Andrew Keir as Agrippa
- Martin Landau as Rufio
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: MCL Films S.A., Walwa Films S.A., 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $36,115,000
- Box office: $57,779,280
- Themes: egypt, snake, greece, nile, cleopatra, historical figure, ancient rome, ancient egypt, library of alexandria, alexandria egypt
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