Cleopatra (1912)

The fabled queen of Egypt's affair with Roman general Marc Antony is ulimately disastrous for both of them.

Director:

Charles L. Gaskill

Writer:

Victorien Sardou (adapted from the play by)

Stars:

Helen Gardner, Pearl Sindelar, Miss Fielding

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Helen Gardner	...	Cleopatra - Queen of Egypt (as Miss Gardner)
Pearl Sindelar	...	Iras - An Attendant (as Miss Sindelar)
Miss Fielding	...	Charmian - An Attendant
Miss Robson	...	Octavia - Wife of Antony
Helene Costello	...	Nicola - a Child (as Miss Helene)
Charles Sindelar	...	Antony - a Triumvir and General (as Mr. Sindelar)
Mr. Howard	...	Pharon - a Greek Slave and Fisherman
James R. Waite	...	Venditius - a Roman Soldier (as Mr. Waite)
Mr. Osborne	...	Diomedes - a Rich Egyptian (as Mr. Osborn)
Harry Knowles	...	Kephren - Captain of the Guards to the Queen (as Harley Knowles)
Mr. Paul	...	Octavius - a Triumvir and General
Mr. Brady	...	Serapian - an Egyptian Priest
Mr. Corker	...	Ixias - Servant to Ventidius

Storyline

When she discovers that a slave named Pharon professes his love for her, Cleopatra makes a bargain with him: she will give him ten days of "love," at the end of which he is to commit suicide. He agrees, although the queen's handmaiden Iras, in love with the slave, isn't happy with the arrangement. Later when Cleopatra is seducing Marc Antony, her relationship with Pharon is used against her, but with little effect. She allies herself with Antony against Octavius, participates in a brief war, then meets her end rather than be subjected to Roman rule.

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Plot Keywords:

slave | queen | marc antony | cleopatra | suicide | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 1912 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cleopatra: The Romance of a Woman and a Queen

Filming Locations:

Tappan, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Helen Gardner Picture Players

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 88 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shakespeare's play was produced in London circa 1606-7' - Sardou's play, Cléopatre, opened in Paris on 23 October 1890.

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Connections

Version of Cleopatra (1963)

User Reviews

The restored version is a rip-off of Moroder's "Metropolis"!

The newly restored version that aired on TCM is a major rip-off of Giorgio Moroder's excellent restoration of "Metropolis". While the movies themselves are about as far apart as it gets, the people involved with this tried for the same success Moroder had. The opening song played during the credits is terrible, I could barely stand it, and the rest of the music played wasn't very good, either. The idea of adding songs and a modern soundtrack isn't a bad idea, it just wasn't done right. The film itself is quite good, and they did a good job with the restoration and tinting, but the whole experience was ruined by the awful music. If you can get your hands on a copy that has a decent soundtrack, I suggest that you view that instead.