Antony and Cleopatra (1972)Director:Charlton Heston |
|
| 0Share... |
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)Director:Charlton Heston |
|
| 0Share... |
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Charlton Heston | ... | ||
|
|
Hildegard Neil | ... | |
|
|
Eric Porter | ... | |
| John Castle | ... | ||
| Fernando Rey | ... | ||
|
|
Juan Luis Galiardo | ... |
Alexas
|
|
|
Carmen Sevilla | ... | |
| Freddie Jones | ... | ||
|
|
Peter Arne | ... |
Menas
|
|
|
Luis Barboo | ... |
Varrius
|
|
|
Fernando Bilbao | ... |
Menecrates
|
| Warren Clarke | ... | ||
|
|
Roger Delgado | ... |
Soothsayer
|
| Julian Glover | ... |
Proculeius
|
|
| Sancho Gracia | ... | ||
When I first saw this film I liked it very much except for Hildegard Neils performance as Cleopatra. I guess the Liz Taylor version is hard to forget. But this is Shakespeare and Ms. Neil handles the part very well.
After repeated viewings, I have come around. Mr. Heston was correct in his casting. Neils Cleopatra is convincing. You can't have Antony interested in a wimpy love sick girl. This Cleopatra "acts" and gets angry, sullen and has a range of emotions. You could see why Antony would be attracted to her over the sedate but beautiful Octavia.
This is a terrific film and grossly under rated. It was restored by Fraser Heston's company in 2005 but I have yet to see it's release on DVD.
What happened?