Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown, Richard O'Sullivan, George Cole, Andrew Keir, Martin Landau, Francesca Annis, Martin Benson, Herbert Berghof, Hume Cronyn, Cesare Danova, Kenneth Haigh, Roddy McDowall, Robert Stephens, Gregoire Aslan, Roddy McDowall

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Summary: This 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.

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Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	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, Theatri
Subtitles:	Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Year:	1963
Release Date:	March 6, 2006
Runtime:	248 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	0114301034
Keywords:	Special, Cleopatra, General, Edition, Wide, Screen, Three, Drama, Discs
Genre:	Drama