Cleopatra

Synopsis: Feature film which made its own myths as the love affair between Antony and Cleopatra was lived in real-life in the well-publicised Burton-Taylor romance. The hugely expensive sets, and Taylor’s protracted illness, all but bankrupt Twentieth Century Fox. The film’s sources are credited to Plutarch, Suetonius, Appian and The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Charles Marie Franzero (London, 1957).
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1963
Notes: Budget - estimated £44,000,000.
The DVD (2002) extras include commentaries by Chris and Tom Mankiewicz, Martin Landau and Jack Brodsky; a two-hour documentary CLEOPATRA: THE FILM THAT CHANGED HOLLYWOOD with behind-the-scenes shots and interviews; A featurette THE FOURTH STAR OF CLEOPATRA which looks at the production itself; Six trailers and Movietone reports from East and West Coast premieres; stills gallery.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items: Carry on Cleo