| Uniform Title |
Cleopatra (Motion picture : 1963) |
| Title |
Cleopatra. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2012. |
| ©1963 |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (249 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment : 1008SDO. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. |
| Based on the 1957 book The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Carlo Maria Franzero. |
| Special features: Disc 1: Part 1 of Feature ; Audio Commentary. Disc 2: Part 2 of Feature ; Audio Commentary. |
| Credits |
Directed and written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz ; written by Ranald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman ; produced by Walter Wanger. |
| Performers |
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison. |
| Summary |
Possibly the most alluring, mysterious and powerful woman of all time, Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) changed the course of history when two of the most powerful men in Rome fell in love with her. Rex Harrison is Julius Caesar, who wins the Egyptian throne for Cleopatra, marries her and provides her with a child, Caesarean. Upon returning to his native country, Caesar is crowned Dictator of Rome, but his desperate desire for even greater power causes a worried Roman Senate to fatally conspire against him on the Ides of March. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; 16:9, Aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles in various languages. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Awards note |
Academy Awards for Best Art Direction - Set Direction, Color ; Best Cinematography, Color ; Best Costume Design, Color ; Best Special Effects, 1964. |
| Subjects |
Franzero, Carlo Maria, -- 1892-1986 -- Film adaptations |
| Cleopatra, -- Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Drama |
| Caesar, Julius -- Drama |
| Antonius, Marcus, -- 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. -- Drama |
| Queens -- Egypt -- Drama |
| Kings and rulers -- Assassination -- Drama |
| Suicide -- Drama |
| Death -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. -- Drama |
| Genre |
Epic films |
| Historical films |
| Biographical films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Mankiewicz, Joseph L. director, screenwriter. |
| MacDougall, Ranald screenwriter. |
| Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975 screenwriter. |
| Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968 producer. |
| Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011 actor. |
| Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 actor. |
| Harrison, Rex actor. |
| Franzero, Carlo Maria, 1892-1986, The life and times of Cleopatra Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975 .
- Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 .
- Franzero, Carlo Maria, 1892-1986, The life and times of Cleopatra .
- Harrison, Rex .
- MacDougall, Ranald .
- Mankiewicz, Joseph L. .
- Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011 .
- Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968 .
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