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Cleopatra is a 1963 biographical film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The screenplay was written by Ranald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman, Ben Hecht, and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The cast includes Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, and Roddy McDowall. Walter Wanger served as producer, with Leon Shamroy and Jack Hildyard as directors of photography. The film features music by Alex North and costumes by Vittorio Nino Novarese.
The movie was produced by 20th Century Studios and distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+. It originated in the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Filming took place in Malibu and Almería Province. The runtime is listed as 251 minutes or 320 minutes. The budget was 44,000,000, and the revenue was 57,779,280.
Cleopatra received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.0 and a Metascore of 60. It was rated Approved.
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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
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