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This epic, spectacular love story of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony has dazzled audiences with its elaborate sets, daring costumes, and thrilling sea battle since its release, but these can't compare with Elizabeth Taylor as the mesmerizing Cleopatra, struggling to save her Egyptian empire. When this film was released, it was known as much for its opulent filmmaking as it was for its huge budget overruns--it took two years to film because of Taylor's various ailments and a major script rewrite by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, moving the shooting studio from England to Italy, and replacing the original director and the actors to play the Roman leaders--as well as the very public and tempestuous off-screen affair between costars Taylor and Richard Burton, who duplicated their romance on the silver screen as the doomed Cleopatra and her true love, Marc Antony. Despite all the hubbub surrounding the film, audiences realised that its spectacular story could not be denied, and it has remained a classic ever since. The triple-star power of Taylor, Burton, and Rex Harrison (playing Julius Caesar) radiates throughout this lengthy production, and Mankiewicz, a consummate magician at depicting the shadings of human emotion, directed this threesome in one of the most famous and gloriously powerful love triangles ever to be captured on film.Product Identifiers
EAN5039036061070
eBay Product ID (ePID)168167746
Product Key Features
ActorMartin Landau, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Robert Stephens, Pamela Brown, Kenneth Haigh, Hume Cronyn, Rex Harrison, George Cole, Roddy Mcdowall, Francesca Annis, Cesare Danova, Andrew Keir
Film/TV TitleCleopatra
DirectorRouben Mamoulian, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck
Release Year2013
GenreDrama, General
Run Time246 Mins
Additional Product Features
CertificatePG
Number of Discs1
ScreenwriterRanald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Sound sourceDolby Digital