The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
Based loosely on Shakespeare's play, Plutarch's "Life of Antony", and Pietro Cossa's dramatic poem, "Cleopatra", this movie was spectacular for its time. It offers location shots made in Italy and Egypt, large crowd scenes (e.g., the Roman army embarking in Alexandria), lots of emotional drama (Marc Antony & Cleopatra, his wife Octavia, sister of Antony's rival Octavian, unhistorically coming to Alexandria to beg him to return to her, and some mean, mean looks exchanged between Octavia and Cleopatra.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Enrico GuazzoniDirector
Cast
- Gianna Terribili-GonzalesCleopatra
- Amleto NovelliMarcantonio
- Ignazio LupiAugustus Caesar Ottaviano
- Elsa LenardOttavia
- Matilde Di MarzioLa schiava Agar aka Charmian
- Ruffo GeriIl capo dei congiurati
- Ida Carloni TalliLa strega
- Bruto CastellaniCast
- Giuseppe PiemontesiCast