Antony & Cleopatra (1981)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	John Paul	...	Canidius
	Jonathan Adams	...	Ventidius
	Jane Lapotaire	...	Cleopatra
	Colin Blakely	...	Antony
	Darien Angadi	...	Alexas
	Janet Key	...	Charmian
	Howard Goorney	...	Soothsayer
	Cassie McFarlane	...	Iras
	Emrys James	...	Enobarbus
	Kevin Huckstep	...	Messenger
	Michael Anthony	...	Messenger
	Mohammad Shamsi	...	Mardian
	Ian Charleson	...	Octavius Caesar
	Esmond Knight	...	Lepidus
	Harry Waters	...	Thidias

Storyline

Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of the Roman Empire. Antony, though married to Fulvia, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with Queen Cleopatra. In Antony's absence, Caesar and Lepidus worry about Pompey's increasing strength. Caesar condemns Antony for neglecting his duties as a statesman and military officer. Hearing that his wife, Fulvia, has died and that Pompey is raising an army to rebel against the triumvirate, Antony feels he must return to Rome. Caesar and Antony try to patch up their quarrel through the marriage of Antony to Caesar's sister Octavia. In Egypt, Cleopatra is told that Antony has married and is furious with jealousy. However, when the messenger says that Octavia is not very beautiful, Cleopatra feels confident that she can win Antony back... Written by Fiona Kelleghan <fkelleghan@aol.com>  

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