Product Information
An epic which deals with the glory days of Cleopatra, Caesar and the Roman Empire.Product Identifiers
ProducerWalter Wanger
EAN5039036006194
eBay Product ID (ePID)3951766
Product Key Features
ActorMartin Landau, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Robert Stephens, Pamela Brown, Kenneth Haigh, Hume Cronyn, Rex Harrison, George Cole, Richard O'Sullivan, Herbert Berghof, Roddy Mcdowall, Francesca Annis, Martin Benson, Cesare Danova, Andrew Keir, Gregoire Aslan
Film/TV TitleCleopatra
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageCzech\Danish\English\Finnish\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish
Run Time248 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen\2.35 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2002
FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles, Special Edition\Audio Commentary By Chris And Tom Mankiewicz Martin Landau And Jack Brodsky\2000 Documentary Charting The Full Untold Story Of The Making Of Cleopatra\1963 Featurette The Fourth Star Of Cleopatra\Movietone New\Hollywood Premiere\New York Premiere\Theatrical Trailers\5 Still Galleries\Special Edition\Audio Commentary By Chris And Tom Mankiewicz Martin Landau And Jack Brodsky\2000 Documentary Charting The Full Untold Story Of The Making Of Cleopatra\1963 Featurette The Fourth Star Of Cleopatra\Movietone New\Hollywood Premiere\New York Premiere\Theatrical Trailers\5 Still Galleries
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs3
CertificatePG
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerAlex North
Additional InformationThis epic, spectacular love story of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony has dazzled audiences with its elaborate sets, daring costumes, and thrilling sea battle since its release, but these can't compare with Elizabeth Taylor as the mesmerizing Cleopatra, struggling to save her Egyptian empire. When this film was released, it was known as much for its opulent filmmaking as it was for its huge budget overruns--it took two years to film because of Taylor's various ailments and a major script rewrite by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, moving the shooting studio from England to Italy, and replacing the original director and the actors to play the Roman leaders--as well as the very public and tempestuous offscreen affair between costars Taylor and Richard Burton, who duplicated their romance on the silver screen as the doomed Cleopatra and her true love, Marc Antony. Despite all the hubbub surrounding the film, audiences realised that its spectacular story could not be denied, and it has remained a classic ever since. The triple-star power of Taylor, Burton, and Rex Harrison (playing Julius Caesar) radiates throughout this lengthy production, and Mankiewicz, a consummate magician at depicting the shadings of human emotion, directed this threesome in one of the most famous and gloriously powerful love triangles ever to be captured on film.
ScreenwriterRanald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleCleopatra
EditorDorothy Spencer
Director of PhotographyLeon Shamroy