Cleopatra 

Princess Cleopatra becomes Egypt's Queen and has an out-of-wedlock son with the son-less Roman ruler Julius Ceasar. Through two romances, she strives to protect Egypt from the Romans, and make her son the heir to Ceaser's Roman Empire.

Stars:

Nadim Sawalha, Owen Teale, Philip Quast

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nadim Sawalha	...	Mardian 2 episodes, 1999
Owen Teale	...	Grattius 2 episodes, 1999
Philip Quast	...	Cornelius 2 episodes, 1999
Daragh O'Malley	...	Ahenobarbus 2 episodes, 1999
Bruce Payne	...	Cassius 2 episodes, 1999
Sean Pertwee	...	Marcus Brutus 2 episodes, 1999
David Schofield	...	Casca 2 episodes, 1999
Kassandra Voyagis	...	Arsinoe 2 episodes, 1999
Indra Ové	...	Charmian 2 episodes, 1999
Josephine Amankwah	...	Iris 2 episodes, 1999
Caroline Langrishe	...	Calpurnia 2 episodes, 1999
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh	...	Octavia 2 episodes, 1999
Ralph Brown	...	Guevarius 2 episodes, 1999
James Cosmo	...	Agrippa 2 episodes, 1999
Denis Quilley	...	Negotiator Senator 2 episodes, 1999
James Saxon	...	Pothinus 2 episodes, 1999
Amina Annabi	...	Jehosheba 2 episodes, 1999
Oded Fehr	...	Egyptian Captain 2 episodes, 1999
Stephen Jenn	...	Nakht 2 episodes, 1999
Ashley L. Clark	...	King Ptolemy - 12 yrs 2 episodes, 1999
Alexandar Francis-Lynch	...	Ptolemy Caesar - 6yrs 2 episodes, 1999
Michael Francis-Lynch	...	Ptolemy Caesar - 3yrs 2 episodes, 1999
Omid Djalili	...	Storemaster 2 episodes, 1999
Andrew Peisley	...	Cavalryman 2 episodes, 1999
Tim Barlow	...	Elderly Senator 2 episodes, 1999
Antony Bunsee	...	Ship's First Mate 2 episodes, 1999
Ace Bhatti	...	Sceptical Citizen 2 episodes, 1999
Stephen Giffin	...	Victor 2 episodes, 1999
Mark Delafield	...	Suetonius 2 episodes, 1999
Mark Hill	...	Dionysios 2 episodes, 1999
Matthew Bartlett	...	Theocritus 2 episodes, 1999
Richard Armitage	...	Epiphanes 2 episodes, 1999
Naim Khan Turk	...	Eos 2 episodes, 1999
Simone Harper	...	Wet Nurse 2 episodes, 1999
Karim Doukkali	...	Egyptian General 2 episodes, 1999
Patrick Gordon	...	Assassin 2 episodes, 1999
Simon De Selva	...	Egyptian Admiral 2 episodes, 1999
Bouchra Ababsa	...	Belly Dancer 2 episodes, 1999
Carlton Headley	...	Nubian Guard 2 episodes, 1999
Trevor Lovell	...	Nubian Guard 2 episodes, 1999
John Bowe	...	Rufio 2 episodes, 1999
Art Malik	...	Olympos 2 episodes, 1999
Timothy Dalton	...	Julius Caesar 2 episodes, 1999
Rupert Graves	...	Octavian 2 episodes, 1999
Leonor Varela	...	Cleopatra 2 episodes, 1999
Billy Zane	...	Marc Antony 2 episodes, 1999

Storyline

Princess Cleopatra becomes Egypt's Queen and has an out-of-wedlock son with the son-less Roman ruler Julius Ceasar. Through two romances, she strives to protect Egypt from the Romans, and make her son the heir to Ceaser's Roman Empire.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as series title | cleopatra character | julius caesar character | marc antony character | cassius character | 

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Taglines:

Passion. Power. Betrayal.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Hallmark Entertainment

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cleopatra

Filming Locations:

Agadir, Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Babelsberg International Film Produktion, Hallmark Entertainment, RTL2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

177 min 50 min (3 episodes) 155 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It's barely noticeable, but in Part 1, when the Roman who had stolen grain, was brought in front of Cleopatra, she is holding the Crook and Flail. In the close up views she is holding Them correctly, with the open end of the Crook up. In the farther away views, it is held with curved end still Linking up, the opened side is pointing downward.

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Goofs

After Cleopatra died, you could still see her tummy moving.

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Quotes

[Final lines]
Octavian: You have won, Cleopatra. You have won!

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Alternate Versions

The DVD version is uncut and contains a little over 30 minutes of scenes not included on the VHS version.

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Connections

References Ben-Hur (1959)

User Reviews

Enternaining film, and Cleopatra herself was amazing.

This film was fun and entertaining, for sure, Timothy Dalton as Ceasar and Billy Zane as Marc Anthony were brilliant, in my opinion. And Leonor Varela did an OK job as Cleopatra, i think. The story is fine, i liked the cinematography and costumes, but the battle scenes are very poor, to be honest. But i guess that is to be expected of a TV movie. The most important thing for me tho was Cleopatra herself, because i am a big fan. I used to read many books about her when i was younger, and she always fascinated me. She still does. I doubt she was beautiful to the standards of our time, but when i saw Cleopatra in this movie, i didn't care, i wanted to believe she was as completely insanely beautiful and seductive as Leonor Varela is in this movie. A few times in this film she says that she's a goddess, and she does indeed look like one, amazing!