Cleopatra /

The epic saga of legendary Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her attempt to stabilize her power and gain control of the Roman Empire. When Caesar visits Egypt, Cleopatra gains control by ousting her brother with his help. She marries Caesar, and bears him the son fate had previously denied him. Join...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Cleopatra (Motion picture : 1963)
Corporate Authors:	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Mankiewicz, Joseph L. (Screenwriter, Director), 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), Brown, Pamela, 1917-1975 (Actor), Cole, George, 1925-2015 (Actor), Cronyn, Hume (Actor), Danova, Cesare, 1926-1992 (Actor), Haigh, Kenneth, 1929-2018 (Actor), Keir, Andrew, 1926-1997 (Actor), Landau, Martin, 1928-2017 (Actor), McDowall, Roddy (Actor), Stephens, Robert, 1931-1995 (Actor), Annis, Francesca, 1945- (Actor), Aslan, Grégoire, 1908-1982 (Actor), Benson, Martin, 1918-2010 (Actor), Berghof, Herbert (Actor), Cairney, John, 1930- (Actor), Chan, Jacqui (Actor), Cooley, Isabelle (Actor), Doucette, John, 1921-1994 (Actor), Faulds, Andrew (Actor), Gwynn, Michael (Actor), Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995 (Actor), Maitland, Marne, 1916-1991 (Actor), O'Connor, Carroll (Actor), O'Sullivan, Richard, 1944- (Actor), Watford, Gwen, 1927-1994 (Actor), Wilmer, Douglas, 1920-2016 (Actor), Franzero, Carlo Maria, 1892-1986
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or Spanish. Closed-captioned.
Published:	Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., [2005]
Edition:	Special ed., anamorphic widescreen.
Subjects:	Cleopatra, > Queen of Egypt, > -30 B.C. > Drama. Antonius, Marcus, > 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. > Drama. Caesar, Julius > Drama. Caesar, Julius > Assassination > Drama. Queens > Egypt > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Heads of state > Drama. Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C. > Drama. Egypt > History > 332-30 B.C. > Drama. Rome > History > Civil War, 43-31 B.C. > Drama. Antonius, Marcus, > 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. Appianus, > of Alexandria. Caesar, Julius. Cleopatra, > Queen of Egypt, > -30 B.C. Franzero, Carlo Maria, > 1892- Plutarch. Suetonius, > approximately 69-approximately 122. Actium, Battle of (31 B.C.) Civil War (Rome : 43-31 B.C.) Assassination. Heads of state. Man-woman relationships. Queens. Egypt. Rome (Empire) 332-30 B.C Drama. Feature films. Film adaptations. Films for the hearing impaired. Historical films. History. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	The epic saga of legendary Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her attempt to stabilize her power and gain control of the Roman Empire. When Caesar visits Egypt, Cleopatra gains control by ousting her brother with his help. She marries Caesar, and bears him the son fate had previously denied him. Joining him in Rome--to ensure that the boy takes his rightful place after his father--her plans are thwarted when Caesar is assassinated and she must flee. Years later Marc Antony, proconsul of the eastern half of the empire, seeks an alliance with Egypt to impede Octavian's quest to become Emperor. Cleopatra and Antony become lovers and form a military alliance, but are forced to retreat after losing a major naval battle at Actium. Avoiding capture and disgrace, they take their own lives.
Item Description:	Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1963. Based upon the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, Appian, other ancient sources and "The life and times of Cleopatra" by C.M. Franzero. Special features: Audio commentary by Jack Brodsky, Martin Landau, Chris Mankiewicz, and Tom Mankiewicz. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 248 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format:	DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; dual layer.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated G.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; choreography by Hermes Pan ; music composed and conducted by Alex North ; film editor, Dorothy Spencer ; Elizabeth Taylor's costumes designed by Irene Sharaff ; production designed by John DeCuir ; men's costumes designed by Vittorio Nino Novarese ; women's costumes designed by Renie.