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Cleopatra

Summary: Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Release Date: July 31, 1963

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

, Ranald MacDougall

, Sidney Buchman

Runtime: 3 h 12 min

MPAA: G

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, MCL Films S.A., Walwa Films S.A.

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Video, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Magnetic Video, CBS/Fox, Fox Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 44,000,000

Domestic: $ 57,777,778

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70mm film acarnania acknowledging child acknowledging son actium admiral adultery africa age difference aging alexandria alexandria egypt alive in a tomb ambition ambitious woman ambraciot gulf anatolia ancient egypt ancient rome ancient warfare antimonarchism antiquity apollo character armor asia asia minor asking a man to kneel asking to be left alone asp assassin assassinated politician assassination assassination attempt assassination of julius caesar athens greece attack from behind audience augury balkans ballista banging on a shield banquet bare legs barefoot barefoot woman barge barren wife based on multiple works based on novel based on real person based on true story battle battle of actium betrayal betrayed by lover bigamy birth birth of a prince black hair blockbuster bloody sword boarding an enemy ship brother against sister brother sister relationship burning city burning document burning library burning ship butus character caesar augustus caesar's civil war caesarion caesarion character caligula character calling someone a barbarian calling someone a bully calling someone a coward calling someone a liar calling someone a swindler calling someone a young lady calling someone an idiot cavalry chamberlain character name in title character says i am dead character says listen to me character says look at me character says you talk too much chariot cheating husband cheering army cheering crowd childbirth cicero character cilicia civil war cleavage cleopatra cleopatra character cleopatra vii of egypt combat confession of love conquer the world conspiracy conspirator consul controversy coronation corpse corpse of alexander the great couple kissing court intrigue cremation crowd kneeling crown crying crying in bed crying in privacy crying queen crying woman dagger dead daughter death death by spear death of protagonist death sentence deification depression desert desert adventure desertion dictator dictator assassinated dictator for life dictator murdered diplomacy diplomat disbelief in superstition divine right divine right of kings divorce domineering woman drinking poison dying in someone's arms dying in wife's arms eavesdropping egypt egyptian queen egyptian tomb egyptian woman embracing a dying man embroidered handkerchief emperor envoy envy epic epic history epilepsy epileptic equestrianism eunuch europe expectant father expectant mother extravagant face slap failed assassination failure to act falling into a trap famous score father son relationship father trains son feast feeling tired female bare legs female nudity female pharaoh female protagonist femme fatale fig finger pointing fire flames fleet food taster funeral pyre galley galley slave gallic wars veteran general giving birth gold gold coin gold necklace greece greek descent greek in egypt group attack group suicide hand to hand combat handmaiden hands clasped behind back handshake heir hellenistic period helmet hiding in a tomb hiding one's fear honor honorable death horse horseback riding husband cheats on his wife husband cheats on wife husband wife relationship ides of march ignored omen impaled on a spear implied sex inaccurate map infertility inheritance irony isis the egyptian deity italian peninsula italy javelin jealousy julio claudian dynasty julius caesar character killing a diplomat king kiss kissing a stranger kissing after an argument kissing wife's hand kissing woman's hand kneeling kneeling before a queen last of one's kind last will last will and testament latium laughing laughter laurel laurel wreath leadership legion letting someone die library of alexandria like a son litter long hair loss of husband loss of son love hurts lower egypt lying awake in bed macedonian descent male female relationship male nudity man bathing man slaps a woman man wears a suit of armor man wears armor man woman romance man's ring map march marching army marcus vipsanius agrippa character mariner marital alliance mark antony character marriage marriage of state mediterranean sea melancholy melodrama middle east missile weapon mistress mockery moneylender moneylender murdered mother son relationship murder murder by stabbing murder of a child murder of an old man murder of an unarmed man murder of son in law naval battle near east necklace new baby night battle north africa oarship oblivious to danger occupational hazard octavia character octavius caesar character offering wine older man younger woman relationship omen one against many one man two wives one word title over the top overblown overdrinking overhearing a conversation palace peephole peplum pharaoh planning to capture the enemy alive plot to conquer the world poison poisoned cup poisoned drink political alliance political assassination political intrigue political marriage politician politics pontifex maximus power hungry predictable plan pregnancy pregnant queen pregnant woman premonition pretty queen pretty woman priestess prince proconsul ptolemaic dynasty ptolemaic egypt ptolemaic kingdom ptolemy xiii pyre queen queen commits suicide queen regnant rain rainy weather ramming a ship reference to alexander the great reference to arabia reference to aristotle reference to armenia reference to bacchus reference to catullus reference to crete reference to cyprus reference to hannibal reference to horus reference to india reference to isis reference to jordan reference to judea reference to marcus licinius crassus reference to phoenicia reference to ptah reference to ra reference to remus reference to romulus reference to romulus and remus reference to spain reference to sulla reference to the bible reference to the gallic wars reference to thoth the egyptian god reference to venus reference to venus the roman goddess reference to yahweh references to sinai refusing medical treatment reinforcements reinforcements arrive just in time remake republic retreat retreating from battle right of conquest ring roman army roman civil war roman civil wars roman dictator roman emperor roman empire roman greece roman helmet roman legion roman politician roman republic roman salute roman senate roman senator romantic rivalry rome italy royal palace royal woman commoner relationship rug scholar screaming someone's name sea battle second triumvirate secret plan self pity senate senator setting terms severed head severed head as a gift severed male head sexy queen shield shield wall ship sibling rivalry sign language silent stare silent treatment slapping slave snake bite soldier solitude seeker southern europe spear spring spying on someone stabbed from behind stabbed to death stabbing stabbing death statue storm stormy weather strong female character strong female lead suicide suicide by blade suicide by poison suicide by sword superstition sword sword and sandal sword and sandal history sword covered with blood sword fight tacky tarsus tarsus turkey temple testudo threatening to kill someone throwing a sword into the sea throwing a sword into water thunderstorm title spoken by character tomb torch toy horse trap triumvirate turning over a corpse tutor two wives unarmed man killed unhappy ending unpaid army veteran victory violence vision waiting for an audience war veteran war violence warnings ignored warship wearing a suit of armor western asia widow widowed sister will woman bathing woman commits suicide woman in labor woman slaps a man woman with black hair woman with long hair wrapped in a carpet writing tablet year 48 b.c.young queen young widow

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