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Cleopatra

  • 1963
  • Approved
  • 5h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
42K
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Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
The story of Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt who wants to stabilize her power by using the tensions in the Roman Empire.
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Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

  • Directors
    • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Rouben Mamoulian
  • Writers
    • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Ranald MacDougall
    • Sidney Buchman
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Richard Burton
    • Rex Harrison
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    42K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,905
    1,063
    • Directors
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      • Ranald MacDougall
      • Sidney Buchman
    • Stars
      • Elizabeth Taylor
      • Richard Burton
      • Rex Harrison
    • 307User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Cleopatra
    Richard Burton
    Richard Burton
    • Mark Antony
    Rex Harrison
    Rex Harrison
    • Julius Caesar
    Pamela Brown
    Pamela Brown
    • High Priestess
    George Cole
    George Cole
    • Flavius
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    Hume Cronyn
    • Sosigenes
    Cesare Danova
    Cesare Danova
    • Apollodorus
    Kenneth Haigh
    Kenneth Haigh
    • Brutus
    Andrew Keir
    Andrew Keir
    • Agrippa
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Rufio
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Octavian - Caesar Augustus
    Robert Stephens
    Robert Stephens
    • Germanicus
    Francesca Annis
    Francesca Annis
    • Eiras
    Grégoire Aslan
    Grégoire Aslan
    • Pothinus
    • (as Gregoire Aslan)
    Martin Benson
    Martin Benson
    • Ramos
    Herbert Berghof
    Herbert Berghof
    • Theodotos
    John Cairney
    John Cairney
    • Phoebus
    Jacqueline Chan
    Jacqueline Chan
    • Lotos
    • (as Jacqui Chan)
    • Directors
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      • Ranald MacDougall
      • Sidney Buchman
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Writer and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz was fired during post-production, due to the quarrels with the then-newly reinstalled Fox president Darryl F. Zanuck over the nature of editing the movie's length. Since he wrote the script as he was shooting, 20th Century Fox soon realized that only Mankiewicz knew how the story fit together. He was then brought back to complete the project.
    • Goofs
      When Caesar is saying goodbye to Cleopatra in Alexandria before sailing back to Rome, one of his aides hurries him by warning, "Caesar, I'm afraid the tides will soon be against you." In fact, the Mediterranean Sea has no tides, or, more precisely, its tides are so minimal that they don't affect navigation. No ship sailing from a Mediterranean port would have to worry about catching a tide.
    • Quotes
      • Cleopatra: How DARE you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library! Play conqueror all you want, Mighty Caesar! Rape, murder, pillage thousands, even millions of human beings! But neither you nor any other barbarian has the right to destroy one human thought!
    • Alternate versions
      Premiered at a length of 243 minutes. A week after the premiere, the film was reduced to 222 minutes, and edited further to 194 minutes for general release. The 194-minute version was the default broadcast television version for years; home video and cable television releases are of the full-length cut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (1990)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 31, 1963 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • 20th Century Studios (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kleopatra
    • Filming locations
      • Ischia Island, Naples, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox
      • MCL Films S.A.
      • Walwa Films S.A.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $44,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $57,777,778
    • Gross worldwide
      • $57,780,433
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 5h 20m(320 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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