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Cleopatra

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19991999
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 57m
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Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, and Leonor Varela in Cleopatra (1999)
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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 ma... Read allPrincess 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
4.1K
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POPULARITY
4,618
456
  • Stars
    • Nadim Sawalha
    • Owen Teale
    • Philip Quast
  • Stars
    • Nadim Sawalha
    • Owen Teale
    • Philip Quast
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    • 55User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys

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    Nadim Sawalha
    Nadim Sawalha
    • Mardian
    Owen Teale
    Owen Teale
    • Grattius
    Philip Quast
    Philip Quast
    • Cornelius
    Daragh O'Malley
    Daragh O'Malley
    • Ahenobarbus
    Bruce Payne
    Bruce Payne
    • Cassius
    Sean Pertwee
    Sean Pertwee
    • Marcus Brutus
    David Schofield
    David Schofield
    • Casca
    Kassandra Voyagis
    Kassandra Voyagis
    • Arsinoe
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    • Charmian
    Josephine Amankwah
    • Iris
    Caroline Langrishe
    Caroline Langrishe
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    Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
    Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
    • Octavia
    Ralph Brown
    Ralph Brown
    • Guevarius
    James Cosmo
    James Cosmo
    • Agrippa
    Denis Quilley
    Denis Quilley
    • Negotiator Senator
    James Saxon
    James Saxon
    • Pothinus
    Amina Annabi
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    • Jehosheba
    Oded Fehr
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      No mention is made of Cleopatra's three children by Marc Antony, twins Alexander Helios and Cleoptra Selene II (born 40 BC), and Ptolemy Philadelphus (born 36 BC). After Octavian conquered Egypt, they were sent to Rome, where they would eventually be raised by Octavia Minor, Octavian's sister and Marc Antony's wife. Marc Antony also had at least five children before he fell in love with Cleopatra, none of whom are mentioned.
    • Quotes

      [Final lines]

      Octavian: You have won, Cleopatra. You have won!

    • Alternate versions
      The DVD version is uncut and contains a little over 30 minutes of scenes not included on the VHS version.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #16.56 (1999)

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    6/10
    Pageantry and spectacle on TV!
    Cleopatra is one of the most fascinating figures from history. This 1999 TV movie does a good job of telling her story from her point of view. Granted Leonor Varela is a bit off, but she's not bad and the movie moves very well, its hard to believe its almost 3 hours, its time that never feels wasted. The story of Egypt's last great queen and her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Marc Antony have been told before, most notably in '63 with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, this film is close to that and in some ways better.

    Billy Zane is terrific here, he plays Antony better than Burton! Zane remembers Antony was a solider who was prodded into lofty ambition by Cleopatra, even pitting Roman against Roman and splitting an empire, in his heart he must have known he couldn't succeed, Zane never lets your forget that and his performance should have been honored. Timothy Dalton is a good Caesar too. He plays the conqueror full on, ambitious and powerful, but not a monster or a hero, just a man who wanted glory for Rome. His assassination is well handled here. Rupert Graves is a slimy Octavian (Augustus) and does well as the villain.

    The look of the film is pretty good, though at times it feels like a filmed play. The music is unmoving, but the fx shots tolerable. The battle of Actium is brief but accurate, Antony always rushed in like a bull. For a TV move they manage to be sexy and violent, two things necessary to tell Cleo's story. The birth of Cesarion is realistic.

    The only real downer here is I think this movie was made, or at least planned before the discovery of records found in the sea that told of Antony and Cleo's great love and of the fact they did have children! At least 4, including a set of twins. It is also possible that a girl was saved from Octavian's butchery. The rest did not make, including, probably Cesarion. Unfortunately we don't see that here and the end, though well played, is just like earlier versions. Still this is historical fiction at its best. Well done!
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      • May 23, 1999 (United States)
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • English
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      • Atlas Corporation Studios, Ouarzazate, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Babelsberg International Film Produktion
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • RTL2
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    • 2 hours 57 minutes
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