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Still the most expensive film ever made and famous for bringing Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton together in what was to become one of the world's most famous on-off-on relationships, Joseph L Mankiewicz's film almost defines the word 'epic'. Taylor plays Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, who uses both her political wiles and her body to first woo Julius Caesar then Marc Antony to protect and even expand her realm.

Keywords:

Adventure, Drama, Romance, Historical, History, Egypt, Biblical Epic, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Oscar Best Picture Nominated, Oscar Best Actor Nominee

Additional Information:

(1963) (UK / USA / Switzerland) (4 Star)

Cast:

Elizabeth Taylor	.... Cleopatra
Richard Burton	.... Marc Antony
Rex Harrison	.... Julius Caesar
Pamela Brown	.... High Priestess
George Cole	.... Flavius
Hume Cronyn	.... Sosigenes
Martin Landau	.... Rufio
Roddy McDowall	.... Caesar Augustus

Supporting Cast:

Cesare Danova	.... Apollodorus
Kenneth Haigh	.... Brutus
Andrew Keir	.... Agrippa
Robert Stephens	.... Germanicus
Francesca Annis	.... Eiras
Grégoire Aslan	.... Pothinus
Martin Benson	.... Ramos

Directors:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers:

Sidney Buchman
Carlo Mario Franzero