cleopatra,ancient rome,1st century

Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

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Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.

Cast & Crew

Director
Charlton Heston
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    Marc Antony Charlton Heston
  • Profile picture of Hildegard Neil
    Cleopatra Hildegard Neil
  • Profile picture of Eric Porter
    Enobarbus Eric Porter
  • Profile picture of John Castle
    Octavius Caesar John Castle
  • Profile picture of Fernando Rey
    Lepidus Fernando Rey
  • Profile picture of Juan Luis Galiardo
    Alexis Juan Luis Galiardo
  • Profile picture of Carmen Sevilla
    Octavia Carmen Sevilla
  • Profile picture of Freddie Jones
    Pompey Freddie Jones

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Keywords

  • cleopatra
  • ancient rome
  • 1st century