Cleopatra's Daughter (1960)

Cleopatra, after the civil war that followed the assassination of Caesar, met with Marc Antony in Assyria where they planned the defense of Egypt against the Romans. Before leaving, ... See full summary »

Director:

Fernando Cerchio

Writers:

Damiano Damiani (story and screenplay), Fernando Cerchio (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Debra Paget, Ettore Manni, Erno Crisa

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Debra Paget	...	Shila - Cleopatra's Daughter
Ettore Manni	...	Resi - Pharaoh's Physician
Erno Crisa	...	Kefren - Tegi's Councellor
Corrado Pani	...	Pharaoh Nemorat / Keops
Yvette Lebon	...	Queen-Mother Tegi
Andreina Rossi	...	Kefren's Mistress
Ivano Staccioli
Angelo Dessy
Renato Mambor
Nando Tamberlani	...	(as Fernando Tamberlani)
Stefania Ré
Rosalba Neri
Betsy Bell
Amerigo Santarelli
Pietro Ceccarelli	...	Sutek

Storyline

Cleopatra, after the civil war that followed the assassination of Caesar, met with Marc Antony in Assyria where they planned the defense of Egypt against the Romans. Before leaving, Cleopatra entrusted her young daughter, Shila, to the rulers of Assyria to be brought up as their own. After Marc Antony's defeat and Cleopatra's death, Egypt, for the next twenty years, was torn apart and ruled by a youthful Pharaoh, Nemorat, with his despot Queen Mother, Tegi, who desired to unite both kingdoms and strengthen her son's rule by conquering Assyria and making Shila, now a beautiful woman, his queen.

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Plot Keywords:

egypt | death | murder | murder of family | ancient egypt | 

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Taglines:

More beautiful and desirable than Cleopatra herself!

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

February 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cleopatra's Daughter

Company Credits

Production Co:

Explorer Film '58, Comptoir Français de Productions Cinématographiques (CFPC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor) (US version) Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie has absolutely nothing to do with Cleopatra's daughter. The English version of this movie was translated completely differently from the original Italian script, setting it in the 1st. century BC, rather than the Bronze age when the Pharaoh Khufu reigned between the years of 2589 - 2566 BC. Cleopatra's actual daughter livebetween the years 40 - 6 BC. After the death of her mother Cleopatra and Mark Antony she was taken to Rome as a child by Octavian Augustus who adopted her. Augustus later in her life arranged her marriage to King Juba II of Numidia. They were given the kingdom of Mauretania, (modern Algeria and Morocco) to rule as vassal king and queen. They named their capital Caesaria in honour of the Emperor. Actually as well, the real Pharwho Khufu is generally considered to have commissioned the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which still stands in Egypt today. Brian Carruthers.

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Connections

Featured in Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti (1977)

User Reviews

Not so Good

Cleopatra, after the civil war that followed the assassination of Caesar, met with Marc Antony in Assyria where they planned the defense of Egypt against the Romans.

Before leaving, Cleopatra entrusted her young daughter, Shila, to the rulers of Assyria to be brought up as their own.

After Marc Antony's defeat and Cleopatra's death, Egypt, for the next twenty years, was torn apart and ruled by a youthful Pharaoh, Nemorat, with his despot Queen Mother, Tegi, who desired to unite both kingdoms and strengthen her son's rule by conquering Assyria and making Shila, now a beautiful woman, his queen.

Sounds intriguing, right?

Not sure what the budget was for this period piece, but it's tedious