👑𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫, 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐱 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 👑𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙖 𝙐𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙏𝙤 𝙎𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙚👑Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome. In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar (Sir Rex Harrison) pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra VII (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), attempts to gain favor with Caesar by presenting the conqueror with the head of Pompey, borne by his governors, Pothinus (Grégoire Aslan) and Achillas (John Doucette). To win Caesar's support from her brother, Cleopatra hides herself in a rug, which Apollodorus (Cesare Danova), her servant, presents to Caesar. The Roman is immediately infatuated. Banishing Ptolemy, he declares Cleopatra Egypt's sole ruler and takes her as his mistress. A son, Caesarion (Loris Loddi), is born of their union. Caesar, however, must return to Italy. Although he is briefly reunited with Cleopatra during a magnificent reception for the Queen in Rome, Caesar is assassinated shortly thereafter, and Cleopatra returns to Egypt. When Mark Antony (Richard Burton), Caesar's protégé, beholds Cleopatra aboard her elaborate barge at Tarsus some years later, he is smitten and becomes both her lover and military ally. Their liaison notwithstanding, Antony, to consolidate his position in Rome, marries Octavia (Jean Marsh), sister of the ambitious Octavian (Roddy McDowall). The marriage satisfies no one. Cleopatra is infuriated, and Antony, tiring of his Roman wife, returns to Egypt. There he flaunts his liaison by marrying Cleopatra in a public ceremony. Sensing Antony's weakness, Octavian attacks and defeats his forces at Actium. Alarmed, Cleopatra withdraws her fleet and seeks refuge in her tomb.
In many ways this is two movies within one being over 4 hours long.
Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison and many other fine actors.
A bit of movie trivia.
01: The Roman forum built at Cinecitta was three times the size of the real thing.
02: Adjusted for inflation, this is one of the most expensive movies ever made. Its budget of $44 million is equivalent to over $400 million in 2021.
03: Cleopatra's (Dame Elizabeth Taylor's) navy required huge numbers of boats and ships. It was said at the time that Twentieth Century Fox had the world's third largest navy.
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