Composer:
Alex NorthCast:
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Cesare Danova, Kenneth Haigh, Andrew Keir, Martin Landau (more)Plots(1)
Possibly the most alluring, mysterious and powerful woman of all time, Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) changed the course of history when two of the most powerful men in Rome fell in love with her. Rex Harrison is Julius Caesar, who wins the Egyptian throne for Cleopatra, marries her and provides her with a child, Caesarean. Upon returning to his native country, Caesar is crowned Dictator of Rome, but his desperate desire for even greater power causes a worried Roman Senate to fatally conspire against him on the Ides of March. Several years later, Marc Antony (Richard Burton), previously Caesar's right-hand man, is now a general in charge of all Eastern provinces. Financial troubles cause him to turn to Cleopatra for help and she soon seduces him, setting in motion another all-consuming affair. However, for the new Dictator of Rome, Octavian (Roddy McDowall), Antony is now all that stands in the way of his absolute rule of the Empire. Octavian and the Senate declare war on Egypt, paving the way for a great battle between these two ancient superpowers. (20th Century Fox AU)
(more)Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness (1992) (concert)
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Richard Burton
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Rex Harrison
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Cleopatra (1963)
Pamela Brown
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Cleopatra (1963)
Richard III (1955)
George Cole
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Hume Cronyn
Canada
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
12 Angry Men (1997) (TV movie)
Brute Force (1947)
Cesare Danova
Italy
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Cleopatra (1963)
Mean Streets (1973)
Kenneth Haigh
UK
Best movies:
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Cleopatra (1963)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Andrew Keir
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Martin Landau
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Roddy McDowall
UK
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Robert Stephens
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Chaplin (1992)
Cleopatra (1963)
Francesca Annis
UK
Best movies:
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
Cleopatra (1963)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Grégoire Aslan
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
Cleopatra (1963)
Martin Benson
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The Omen (1976)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Herbert Berghof
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Cleopatra (1963)
5 Fingers (1952)
John Cairney
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Jacqueline Chan
Trinidad and Tobago
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Cleopatra (1963)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Isabel Cooley
USA
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Rich Girl (1991)
Raintree County (1957)
John Doucette
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Cleopatra (1963)
Julius Caesar (1953)