- Egypt is embodied by Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra, who advances by beguiling two Roman leaders in succession while dreaming of ruling the world; her native court - the eunuch Pothinus and Ptolemy's guardians - supplies assassination plots and treachery.
Cleopatra (1963)
film · 1963 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Distributors
- 20th Century Studios, Netflix, Disney+
- Runtime
- 241 min
- Genres
- biographical film, war film, romance film, drama film
- Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall