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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.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian
- 1963-07-31
The film stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role. Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, and Martin Landau also appear in major roles. It chronicles the struggles of Cleopatra, the young queen of Egypt, to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome .
Politics doesn't stand a chance as Mark Antony (Richard Burton) and Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) discuss their affairs as they part in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Cleopatra, 1963.
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Elizabeth Taylor
May 23, 2023 · Elizabeth Taylor’s megalomaniacal Cleopatra, Rex Harrison’s guileful Caesar, Roddy McDowell’s smug Octavian, and Richard Burton’s pathetic Antony — they’re all human. Romanticized and ...
- William Fischer
In 48 B.C., the young Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), seduces Julius Caesar (Sir Rex Harrison), who has just defeated Pompey the Great and uses her charms to manipulate him and to establish her authority.
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Dec 7, 2014 · On June 12, 1963, 20th Century Fox unveiled the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton epic Cleopatra at its premiere in New York. The Hollywood Reporter’s critic appraised the film in a review ...
This epic classic, now with restored picture and sound, stars Elizabeth Taylor as the Egyptian queen whose romance with a Roman (Richard Burton) may decide the fate of an empire.