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Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

Not Rated | | Drama , History | 18 March 1972 (Japan)
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After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.

Director:

Charlton Heston

Writer:

Charlton Heston (adapted for the screen by)

Stars:

Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlton Heston ... Marc Antony
Hildegard Neil Hildegard Neil ... Cleopatra
Eric Porter ... Enobarbus
John Castle ... Octavius Caesar
Fernando Rey ... Lepidus
Carmen Sevilla ... Octavia
Juan Luis Galiardo ... Alexas
Freddie Jones ... Pompey
Enrique Alba Enrique Alba ... Maestro (as Alba)
Peter Arne ... Menas
Luis Barboo ... Varrius
Fernando Bilbao Fernando Bilbao ... Menecrates
Warren Clarke ... Scarus
Roger Delgado ... Soothsayer
Julian Glover ... Proculeius
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After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.

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murder | death | seductress | last stand | seduction | See All (48) »

Genres:

Drama | History

Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Country:

UK | Spain | Switzerland

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1972 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

...am Anfang war das Schwert - Antony und Cleopatra See more »

Filming Locations:

Hollywood National Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »
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Budget:

$1,600,000 (estimated)
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Production Co:

Folio Films,The Rank Organisation,Transac See more »
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Runtime:

| (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono | 70 mm 6-Track

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

For this film, directed by and starring Charlton Heston, the 2nd Unit Director is Joe Canutt. Canutt was Heston's stunt stand-in for Ben-Hur (1959), most notably during the famous chariot race. See more »

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Version of Antony & Cleopatra (1981) See more »

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Best version of the play
15 May 2007 | by holt-lover – See all my reviews

It's a crime this movie isn't on DVD yet. If you can get ahold of the 20 year + old VHS tape and you like either Shakespeare or Charlton Heston, then get it. The Richard Johnson/ Janet Suzeman version is good, especially Patrick Stewart, but that was a TV production- this is a film. No constant close-ups or backgrounds that are hard on the eyes. Instead you get lots of scenes filmed on location (by that I mean outdoors, not a set thats suppose to be outdoors), action scenes involving gladiators and a honest to goodness depiction of the Battle of Actium (ok, they reused some Ben-Hur footage in parts, but its still not bad for the time), and a musical soundtrack. The cast is great, and Heston is perfect as Antony. The actress playing Cleopatra gets criticism from some, but I think she did a great job as well. This is the definitive version of this play, all things considered.
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