Alec Guinness
Julius Caesar
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Cleopatra: Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian. With Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown. Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
Jan 31, 2009 · Caesar and Cleopatra. 2009. 2h 10m. IMDb RATING. 7.9 /10. 110. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy. Shaw's legendary wit turns political drama into sparkling comedy when veteran strategist Julius Caesar becomes mentor to the enchanting teenage queen of Roman-occupied Egypt.
The Roman conqueror Julius Caesar (Claude Rains) takes over the Egyptian city of Alexandria, and in so doing inherits a pressing problem: in accordance to with local custom, the beautiful young...
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Cleopatra convinces Caesar to restore her throne from Ptolemy. Caesar, in effective control of the kingdom, sentences Pothinus to death for arranging an assassination attempt on Cleopatra, and banishes Ptolemy to the eastern desert, where he and his outnumbered army would face certain death against Mithridates .
Dec 7, 2007 · 1945's Caesar and Cleopatra is Gabriel Pascal's massive attempt to trump the Yankees in the Technicolor epic stakes. Despite its commercial failure it now plays as an intelligent, funny and charming antidote to overblown and pompous Hollywood treatments of similar material.
At the time the most expensive British film ever produced (complete with real imported Egyptian sand), Caesar and Cleopatra is a lavish epic, featuring standout performances by its two stars. Film Info. Digital Options. Cast. Vivien Leigh. Cleopatra. Claude Rains. Julius Caesar. Stewart Granger. Apollodorus. Francis L. Sullivan. Pothinus.
Caesar and Cleopatra. DRAMA. Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains pop off the screen in vivid Technicolor in Gabriel Pascal's version of Shaw's 1901 play about love and politics in ancient Rome and Egypt.
