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The motion picture the world has been waiting for!Plot:
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Burton Was Desperate for Taylor Reconciliation (From WENN. 11 October 2007)
Taylor: "I've Shared Jackson's Bed" (From WENN. 2 June 2006)
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Much better than its reputation moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Cleopatra |
 | Richard Burton | ... | Antony |
 | Rex Harrison | ... | Caesar |
 | Pamela Brown | ... | High Priestess |
| George Cole | ... | Flavius |
 | Hume Cronyn | ... | Sosigenes |
| Cesare Danova | ... | Apollodorus |
| Kenneth Haigh | ... | Brutus |
| Andrew Keir | ... | Agrippa |
 | Martin Landau | ... | Rufio |
 | Roddy McDowall | ... | Octavian - Caesar Augustus |
| Robert Stephens | ... | Germanicus |
| Francesca Annis | ... | Eiras, Cleopatra's handmaiden |
| Grégoire Aslan | ... | Pothinus (as Gregoire Aslan) |
| Martin Benson | ... | Ramos |
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192 min | 243 min (roadshow version) | Argentina:233 min | Germany:233 min (TV version) | Sweden:232 min | USA:320 min (director's cut)Language:
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Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)Certification:
Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Quebec) | Peru:PT | Canada:G (video rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:Atp | USA:Unrated (video rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #19756) (original rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:G (1971 re-release) | West Germany:12MOVIEmeter: 
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Mitchell, not Panavision, cameras were used on “Cleopatra”. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Cleopatra is rolled out of the rug in her first appearance, she is wearing flat sandals. in the next shot she walks to the table and is in high heels. moreFAQ
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I watched this movie over 3 nights on DVD, and was captivated through the whole 4 hours and 10 minutes or so it took.
Elizabeth Taylor did a pretty good job in the title role as perhaps the greatest seductress in history, and Richard Burton was superb as Antony, but for my money Rex Harrison (Julius Caeser) and Roddy McDowall (Octavian) stole the show.
For me the highlight of the film was the historical backdrop - Egypt vanished as a nation and Rome reached the peak of its power and started the descent into decadence - all in one movie, and as you watch this epic you gain some insight into the psychology and power politics that made the 4 major historical figures of the time. If Antony had been a little smarter, Cleopatra might have done it after all!
8/10