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23 May 1999 (USA)
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Passion. Power. History. more
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Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18...
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Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys.
Another 1 nomination
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Billy Zane | ... | Marc Antony |
 | Timothy Dalton | ... | Julius Caesar |
 | Rupert Graves | ... | Octavian |
| Leonor Varela | ... | Cleopatra |
| John Bowe | ... | Rufio |
| Art Malik | ... | Olympos |
| Nadim Sawalha | ... | Mardian |
 | Owen Teale | ... | Grattius |
| Philip Quast | ... | Cornelius |
| Daragh O'Malley | ... | Ahenobarbus |
 | Bruce Payne | ... | Cassius |
| Sean Pertwee | ... | Marcus Brutus |
| David Schofield | ... | Casca |
 | Kassandra Voyagis | ... | Arsinoe |
 | Indra Ové | ... | Charmian (as Indra Ove) |
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177 min | 50 min (3 episodes) | Brazil:155 min (DVD version)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Dolby (as Dolby Surround)
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Revealing mistakes: During the battle within the walls of Alexandria, Cleopatra is running to save the burning library and is chased down by a soldier on a horse. Cleopatra uses her own spear to flip him into a pillar. When he hits the base of the pillar, it moves, revealing that it is a loosely attached prop.
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Cleopatra:
Divorce your wife! Marry me and name Caesarion your one true heir!
Julius Caesar: No! Caesarion is my son. Octavian is my heir.
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Julius Caesar: No! Caesarion is my son. Octavian is my heir.
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According to the budget most of the TV-films have, I should tell that Martin Hitchcock did some great work as production designer and Enrico Sabbatini created some convincing costumes. David Connell his cinematography is sometimes breathtaking, but in the scenes on water it sometimes looks very fake, a pity. The action has its moments, but don't expect to much of it, especially the special effects are quite weak. But that is not really a failure because they probably did not have enough money for spectacular battle scenes. The main character Cleopatra is portrayed by Leonor Varela, she isn't bad and performed some good dialogs, but she does have a few very mediocre appearances. The first half of the film focuses on the relationship of the Egyptian quine and Julius Caesar. Timothy Dalton is as usual impressing. And although he played better roles in his wonderful career he gives an interesting interpretation of the Roman conqueror. The second part concerns about Cleopatra her interferences in the Roman civil war between Marc Antony and Octavian, both strong performances by Billy Zane and Rupert Graves. The most interesting supporting roles were Olympos (Art Malik), Brutus (Sean Pertwee) and Rufo (John Bowe). They did some good work with those roles, but Kassandra Voyagis (as Arsinoe, sister of Cleopatra) is painful to watch, she is a disturbing factor, and the actors appear to act more relaxed and with more confidence when her character isn't around anymore. This production outreaches the standard quality of an OK TV-film. And although there are some disappointing shots I think it is worth to watch, just do not be in the mood for a great epic adventure with tons of spectacle. Remember it is made for television.