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Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

Approved | | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 6 September 1946 (USA)
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At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar, who teaches her how to rule Egypt.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Caesar
... Cleopatra
... Apollodorus
... Ftatateeta
... Pothinus
... Rufio
... Britannus
Raymond Lovell ... Lucius Septimius
... Achillas
... Theodotus
... Ptolemy
Robert Adams ... Nubian Slave
Olga Edwardes ... Cleopatra's Lady Attendant
Harda Swanhilde ... Cleopatra's Lady Attendant
... 1st. Centurion
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Cleopatra hasn't been on the throne of the pharoahs of Egypt very long when Julius Caesar pays a visit. Caesar finds the prospect of romance more tempting than he expected, since Cleopatra is a rare woman who is bright as well as beautiful. And for Cleopatra, a friendly relationship with the most powerful man in the world may pay dividends in the future. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>

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Days of magnificent adventure... nights of maddest revelry... a temptation in Technicolor! See more »

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Biography | Comedy | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Budget:

£1,278,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$1,363,371, 31 December 1945
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1.37 : 1
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Julius Caesar: Go, Ptolemy. Always take a throne when it is offered to you.
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One of my all time favorites
9 November 2002 | by – See all my reviews

I saw this when it first came out (1945-46) and it struck me then as a really great film. I saw it again tonight on video and still have the same opinion. This is NOT an historical film. This is a movie version of G.B. Shaw's play of the same name, just as "My Fair Lady" is a musical play/musical movie based on Shaw's "Pygmalion."

The performance by Vivien Leigh (32 yrs. old at the time) as a 15-16 yr. old Cleopatra was stunning as was the performance by Raines as Caesar. This is not a vehicle to describe history but rather, a vehicle for Shaw to present his ideas and comments -- and this movie serves Shaw's intent quite well.

His little barbs tweaking the British culture and character were well delivered. His ideas of what things lead to a civilized life and what things to a spiral of vengeance and barbarism are timeless and as appropriate to the twenty-first century as they were to the very early twentieth when Shaw wrote the play.

The cast was great, and the chemistry between all, especially Leigh & Raines, was superb -- as well as the sets and filming, too.
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