The man-hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Mark Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor.
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Title: Cleopatra (1934)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Claudette Colbert | ... | Cleopatra | |
| Warren William | ... | Julius Caesar | |
| Henry Wilcoxon | ... | Marc Antony | |
| Joseph Schildkraut | ... | Herod | |
| Ian Keith | ... | Octavian | |
| Gertrude Michael | ... | Calpurnia | |
| C. Aubrey Smith | ... | Enobarbus | |
| Irving Pichel | ... | Apollodorus | |
| Arthur Hohl | ... | Brutus | |
| Edwin Maxwell | ... | Casca | |
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Ian Maclaren | ... | Cassius (as Ian MacLaren) |
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Eleanor Phelps | ... | Charmion |
| Leonard Mudie | ... | Pothinos | |
| Grace Durkin | ... | Iras | |
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | ... | Glabrio (scenes deleted) | |
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In 48 BC, Cleopatra, facing palace revolt in her kingdom of Egypt, welcomes the arrival of Julius Caesar as a way of solidifying her power under Rome. When Caesar, whom she has led astray, is killed, she transfers her affections to Marc Antony and dazzles him on a barge full of DeMillean splendor. But the trick may not work a third time... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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femme fatale | cleopatra character | julius caesar character | marc antony character | deception |Taglines:
History's most seductive woman! The screen's mightiest spectacle! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 1934 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Kleopatra See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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First DeMille film to win an Academy Award. It won for Best Cinematography (Victor Milner). See more »Goofs
Cleopatra VII, a woman of the 1st Century BC, wears makeup of the 1930s--even lips painted in the heart shape made famous by Jean Harlow. See more »Quotes
Octavia: [about Calpurnia not knowing that Caesar and Cleopatra are involved] The wife is always the last to know.See more »
Actually, this movie was better than I thought it might be. (Sometimes lower expectations help!) It had some good dance numbers, almost Busby Berkeley-like extravaganzas held in Cleopatra's barge. It also had a few decent action scenes and a fairly good and easy-to-understand story.
Claudette Colbert and few others surprised me a bit by showing off quite a bit of cleavage, but then this was released just before the Hays' Code was in effect. Colbert was not shy: she had been nude in an erotic milk-bath scene two years earlier in "The Sign Of The Cross."
Warren William, as "Caesar," and Henry Wilcoxen, as "Marc Antony," both overacted and looked almost like silent film characters with all the makeup. They were terrible.
Why this film won an award for cinematography, I don't know. Perhaps it was the elaborate sets by Cecil B. DeMille that caught people's attention.
If you are a fan of classic films, this is one to definitely check out.