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4h 11m

Cleopatra (1963)

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.
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz profile
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director

Sidney Buchman profile
Sidney Buchman

Screenplay

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor profile
Elizabeth Taylor

Cleopatra

Richard Burton profile
Richard Burton

Marcus Antonius

Rex Harrison profile
Rex Harrison

Julius Caesar

Pamela Brown profile
Pamela Brown

High Priestess

George Cole profile
George Cole

Flavius

Hume Cronyn profile
Hume Cronyn

Sosigenes

Cesare Danova profile
Cesare Danova

Apollodorus

Kenneth Haigh profile
Kenneth Haigh

Brutus

Andrew Keir profile
Andrew Keir

Agrippa

Martin Landau profile
Martin Landau

Rufio

Roddy McDowall profile
Roddy McDowall

Octavian - Caesar Augustus

Robert Stephens profile
Robert Stephens

Germanicus

Elizabeth Taylor profile
Elizabeth Taylor

Cleopatra

Richard Burton profile
Richard Burton

Marcus Antonius

Rex Harrison profile
Rex Harrison

Julius Caesar

Pamela Brown profile
Pamela Brown

High Priestess

George Cole profile
George Cole

Flavius

Hume Cronyn profile
Hume Cronyn

Sosigenes

Cesare Danova profile
Cesare Danova

Apollodorus

Kenneth Haigh profile
Kenneth Haigh

Brutus

Andrew Keir profile
Andrew Keir

Agrippa

Martin Landau profile
Martin Landau

Rufio

Roddy McDowall profile
Roddy McDowall

Octavian - Caesar Augustus

Robert Stephens profile
Robert Stephens

Germanicus

Extra

Release Date

June 12, 1963

Original Language

English

Budget

$44,000,000.00

Production Company

MCL Films S.A. logoWalwa Films S.A. logo20th Century Fox logo

Available On

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Videos

8 1/2 and Cleopatra Win Costume Design: 1964 Oscars thumbnail
8 1/2 and Cleopatra Win Costume Design: 1964 Oscars
"America America" and "Cleopatra" winning Art Direction Oscars® thumbnail
"America America" and "Cleopatra" winning Art Direction Oscars®
"Cleopatra" winning the Oscar® for Special Effects thumbnail
"Cleopatra" winning the Oscar® for Special Effects
Hud and Cleopatra Win Cinematography: 1964 Oscars thumbnail
Hud and Cleopatra Win Cinematography: 1964 Oscars
Dan Ireland on CLEOPATRA thumbnail
Dan Ireland on CLEOPATRA
Cleopatra Blu-Ray - Official® Trailer [HD] thumbnail
Cleopatra Blu-Ray - Official® Trailer [HD]
Cleopatra - Trailer thumbnail
Cleopatra - Trailer

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