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Cleopatra
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*The motion picture the world has been waiting for!* is the tagline for *Cleopatra*, a 1963 biographical, war, romance, and drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The screenplay was written by Ranald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman, Ben Hecht, and Mankiewicz. The cast includes Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, and Roddy McDowall. Walter Wanger produced the film, which was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+. It was filmed in Malibu and Almería Province, with Leon Shamroy and Jack Hildyard serving as directors of photography.
The film’s original language is English. It has a duration of 241 minutes, though other sources list runtimes of 251 and 320 minutes. Alex North composed the score, while Dorothy Spencer edited the film. Herman A. Blumenthal was the production designer, and Hermes Pan was the choreographer. The production companies included MCL Films S.A., Walwa Films S.A., and 20th Century Fox.
*Cleopatra* was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score. It received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. The film has a Metascore of 60 and an IMDb rating of 7.0. It has a budget of 44,000,000 and revenue of 57,779,280.
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Film · TMDB
7.1Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra
- Richard Burton as Marcus Antonius
- Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar
- Pamela Brown as High Priestess
- George Cole as Flavius
- Hume Cronyn as Sosigenes
Themes
- egypt
- snake
- greece
- nile
- cleopatra
- historical figure
- ancient rome
- ancient egypt
- library of alexandria
- alexandria egypt
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
40,521 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 320 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 7 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Screenplay by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz Ranald MacDougall Sidney Buchman
- Based on
- The Life and Times of Cleopatra , by Carlo Maria Franzero , Histories, by Plutarch , Suetonius , and Appian
- Produced by
- Walter Wanger
- Starring
- Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Rex Harrison Pamela Brown George Cole Hume Cronyn Cesare Danova Kenneth Haigh Roddy McDowall
- Cinematography
- Leon Shamroy
- Edited by
- Dorothy Spencer
- Music by
- Alex North
- Distributed by
- 20th Century-Fox
- Release date
- June 12, 1963 ( 1963-06-12 )
- Running time
- c. 251 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $31.1 million
- Box office
- $57.8 million (US and Canada) , $40.3 million (worldwide theatrical rental )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Screenwriter
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Composer
- Alex North
- Producer
- Walter Wanger
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Jack Hildyard
- Narrative location
- Rome
- Filming location
- Almería Province
- Duration
- 241
- FilmAffinity ID
- 368245
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Cleopatra poster.jpg
- Significant event
- principal photography
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- Commons category
- Cleopatra (1963 film)
- publication date
- 1963-00-00
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- film editor
- Dorothy Spencer
- title
- Cleopatra
- choreographer
- Hermes Pan
- production designer
- Herman A. Blumenthal
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- costume designer
- Vittorio Nino Novarese
- capital cost
- 44000000
- box office
- 57800000
- film format
- CinemaScope
- different from
- Cleopatra
- review score
- 60/100
- characters
- Octavia the Younger
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in period
- 1st century BC
Sources (13)
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Article · Italiano
Cleopatra è un film del 1963 diretto da Joseph L. Mankiewicz. La sceneggiatura è stata adattata da Sidney Buchman, Ben Hecht, Ranald MacDougall e Joseph L. Mankiewicz dal libro di Carlo Maria Franzero. Il colossal, celebre per il suo spropositato budget, è interpretato da Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall e Martin Landau. La fotografia, in 70 mm Todd-AO, è a cura di Leon Shamroy e Jack Hildyard. È il film più costoso della storia regolando l'inflazione.
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