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Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

5.6/10 2h 18m Mar 18, 1972
Drama History

Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.

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Movie Details

Original Title Antony and Cleopatra
Original Language EN
Budget $1,600,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Marc Antony
Popularity: 6.1
Hildegard Neil
Hildegard Neil
Cleopatra
Popularity: 1.2
Eric Porter
Eric Porter
Enobarbus
Popularity: 2.3
John Castle
John Castle
Octavius Caesar
Popularity: 1.0
Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey
Lepidus
Popularity: 0.4
Juan Luis Galiardo
Juan Luis Galiardo
Alexis
Popularity: 0.1
Carmen Sevilla
Carmen Sevilla
Octavia
Popularity: 0.2
Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones
Pompey
Popularity: 3.6
Peter Arne
Peter Arne
Menas
Popularity: 0.3
Luis Barboo
Luis Barboo
Varrius
Popularity: 0.4
Fernando Bilbao
Fernando Bilbao
Menecrates
Popularity: 0.3
Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke
Scarus
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Director Charlton Heston
Screenplay Charlton Heston
Producer Peter Snell
Editor Eric Boyd-Perkins

Production

Folio Films
The Rank Organisation
GB
Transac
Ízaro Films
ES

Videos & Trailers

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Keywords

cleopatra ancient rome 1st century

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Dec 9, 2023

Whilst this is a really quite good looking version of the Shakespeare tragedy, it's the overly wordy adaptation that drags it down. What director Charlton Heston and his writing team seem to failed to appreciate is that much of the original text was designed to complement the simplicity of the stage ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 21 votes

Details
Release Date March 18, 1972
Runtime 2h 18m
Budget $1,600,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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