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7.1/10 1963 4h 11m Released

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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.

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Top Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Marcus Antonius
Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
Julius Caesar
Pamela Brown
Pamela Brown
High Priestess
George Cole
George Cole
Flavius
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Sosigenes
Cesare Danova
Cesare Danova
Apollodorus
Kenneth Haigh
Kenneth Haigh
Brutus
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir
Agrippa
Martin Landau
Martin Landau
Rufio
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Robert Stephens
Robert Stephens
Germanicus
Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis
Eiras
Grégoire Aslan
Grégoire Aslan
Pothinus
Martin Benson
Martin Benson
Ramos
John Doucette
John Doucette
Achillas

Reviews

John Chard 8/10

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…

CinemaSerf 7/10

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…

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FAQ about Cleopatra

What is Cleopatra about?
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.
When was Cleopatra released?
Cleopatra was released in 1963.
What genres does Cleopatra belong to?
Cleopatra is categorised as Drama, History, Romance.
Who stars in Cleopatra?
The cast of Cleopatra includes Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown, George Cole.