Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony
Films based on the story of Cleopatra and her partners Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius more or less inspired by Plutarch, Suetonius, Shakespeare, Shaw and other sources. This selection is compiled by searches in IMDB ("Cleopatra" and "Antony and Cleopatra" but probably there are many more shorts especially lost films from the early years of film, TV-productions of stage performances most notably the Shakespeare plays "Julius Caesar" and "Antony and Cleopatra" but also George Bernard Shaws "Caesar and Cleopatra". Even if it is not complete it shows us the enormous fascination through the years for the tragic story of Cleopatra and perhaps also the lack of new and original ways of representing her. In recent years the ethnic diversity has expanded to include actors with darker skin tones but very often it is largely well known approaches to her character.
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- DirectorsJoseph L. MankiewiczRouben MamoulianStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonRex HarrisonQueen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsClaudette ColbertWarren WilliamHenry WilcoxonThe man-hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Marc Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor.
- StarsBilly ZaneTimothy DaltonRupert GravesPrincess Cleopatra becomes Egypt's Queen and has an out-of-wedlock son with the son-less Roman ruler Julius Caesar. Through two romances, she strives to protect Egypt from the Romans, and make her son the heir to Caesar's Roman Empire.
- DirectorsOsamu TezukaEiichi YamamotoStarsChinatsu NakayamaKotoe HatsuiTsubame YanagiyaTo decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.
- DirectorJ. Gordon EdwardsStarsTheda BaraFritz LeiberThurston HallThe story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony.
- DirectorGabriel PascalStarsClaude RainsVivien LeighStewart GrangerAt the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.
- DirectorCharlton HestonStarsCharlton HestonHildegard NeilEric PorterAfter the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
- DirectorJúlio BressaneStarsAlessandra NegriniMiguel FalabellaBruno GarciaThe great battles are the backdrop for the unfolding of the Egyptian Queen's personal life. Cleopatra's strategy is to seduce the Roman general Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to protect their civilization.
- DirectorMichel AuderStarsVivaAndrea FeldmanGerard MalangaA 1970s underground film reimagines the classic Cleopatra tale with Andy Warhol's Factory stars, who improvise scenes after watching the famous Taylor-Burton version.
- DirectorCharles L. GaskillStarsHelen GardnerPearl SindelarMiss FieldingThe fabled queen of Egypt's affair with Roman general Marc Antony is ultimately disastrous for both of them.
- DirectorPeter Perry Jr.StarsLoray WhiteJohnny RoccoJay EdwardsThe story of egyptian princess Cleopatra's amorous adventures.
- DirectorRino Di SilvestroStarsMarcella PetrelliRita SilvaJacques StanyCaesar brings the Egyptian queen Cleopatra to Rome.
- DirectorLawrence CarraStarsLynn RedgraveTimothy DaltonNichelle NicholsAfter the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
- DirectorBen ReidStarsEllie GoffeGabriel Lo GiudiceTerry ScotchmerCleopatra: the last Egyptian queen and one of the most legendary women in history. A beautiful seductress who used her sex appeal in order to manipulate the most powerful men in the Roman Empire. This film reveals the truth behind the legend.
- DirectorsSimon GodwinTony Grech-SmithStarsRalph FiennesSophie OkonedoTim McMullanCaesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love.
- DirectorJon ScoffieldStarsRichard JohnsonJanet SuzmanRosemary McHaleAfter the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's Queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsLinda CristalEttore ManniGeorges MarchalRoman Emperor Octavian rules the empire from Rome, and his rival Marc Antony has taken Egyptian queen Cleopatra as his lover and seized the eastern empire, ruling it from Alexandria. Octavian intends to regain his empire by landing his army at Alexandria, besieging the city and capturing and executing the pair. However, while Octavian's army is bigger than Marc Antony's forces, he and Cleopatra have allies who can come to their aid. Both sides prepare for a final showdown.
- DirectorJonathan MillerStarsJohn PaulJonathan AdamsJane LapotaireAfter the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
- StarsSulaf FawakhrjiYoussef ShabaanMohy IsmaielThe series began at the beginning of the Roman era in Egypt, and the series tells the story of the life of Cleopatra, who was crowned on the throne of Egypt.
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsSophia LorenAlberto SordiPaul MullerSophia Loren plays a dual role, as both the sultry Queen of the Nile with a "man-a-night" appetite and a beautiful slave girl who takes her place and is wooed by a bodyguard who thinks she's the real monarch.
- DirectorBarry AvrichStarsGeraint Wyn DaviesYanna McIntoshSean ArbuckleA humorous retelling of the classic, complicated love story, Antony and Cleopatra. Reason and judgment prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion. Surrendering everything to their desires.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsTotòMagali NoëlFranco SportelliMark Antony has a brother-lookalike, Totonno, a sinister slave trader. Totonno secretly replaces Mark Antony in the most delicate moments.
- DirectorMichael AndresStarsTracy BaumbachChadwick BaumbachLillet BaumbachA filmed stage-play paraphrasing Shakespeare's relationship subplot: Marc Antony rules a third the world until his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, starts running the show.
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsKenneth WilliamsSidney JamesKenneth ConnorTwo Britons, Hengist and Horsa, are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Caesar.
