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Jul 4, 2024 · Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus takes a page from history and rolls it out in an exhilarating facsimile of ancient Rome on the silver screen. With an all-star cast, including Laurence Olivier as the intriguing Julius Caesar, this feature film boasts intricate character portrayals, splendidly recreating the heady days of Roman politics.
Jan 31, 2009 · Caesar and Cleopatra: Directed by Des McAnuff. With Christopher Plummer, Nikki M. James, Diane D'Aquila, Peter Donaldson. Shaw's legendary wit turns political drama into sparkling comedy when veteran strategist Julius Caesar becomes mentor to the enchanting teenage queen of Roman-occupied Egypt.
Cleopatra and Caesar fall in love, much to the chagrin of Caesar's followers in Rome, who fear that if Caesar divorces his wife, Calpurnia, and marries Cleopatra, Caesar would become a king, and Rome would no longer be a republic. Caesar brings Cleopatra home to Rome, and soldier Marc Antony urges him not to allow her to make an Egyptian of him.
At the time the most expensive British film ever produced (complete with real imported Egyptian sand), Caesar and Cleopatra is a lavish epic, featuring standout performances by its two stars. Directed by Gabriel Pascal • 1945 • United Kingdom Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains pop off the screen in vivid Technicolor in Gabriel Pascal's version of Shaw's 1901 play about love and politics in ancient Rome and Egypt.
Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains pop off the screen in vivid Technicolor in Gabriel Pascal’s version of Shaw’s 1901 play about love and politics in ancient Rome and Egypt. At the time the most expensive British film ever produced (complete with real imported Egyptian sand), _Caesar and Cleopatra_ is a lavish epic, featuring standout performances by its two stars.
Mentioning Ptolemy XIV, I should mention his (and Cleo's) brother, Ptolemy XIII. They were both married to Cleopatra and each of them was pounding on her bedroom door by the time he was 10. The film, alas, forgets the last Ptolemy, the XVth, called Caesarion, Caesar's son by Cleopatra.
Jul 9, 2018 · At the height of the Roman Civil War, Julius Caesar takes control of the city Alexandria in order to resolve a long-running feud between Cleopatra and her br...
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