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Cleopatra

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starring
One of the greatest of all
Hollywood epics, Cleopatra is the story of the life and times of the legendary queen of the Nile. The chequered history of the events surrounding its making have become almost as famous as the history it portrays. Under Joseph L. Mankiewicz 's direction, however, Cleopatra emerges as a dazzling spectacle featuring strong performances by Rex Harrison and Richard Burton with Elizabeth Taylor never more beautiful as the most famous femmefatale of all time.
Screenplay by JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ RONALD MACDOUGALL and SIDNEY BUCHMAN based upon histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, Appian, other ancient sources and The Life and Times of Cleopatra by c. M. FRANZERE Produced by WALTER WANGER
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Contributors

Unknown:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Unknown:
Rex Harrison
Unknown:
Richard Burton
Unknown:
Elizabeth Taylor
Unknown:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Unknown:
Ronald MacDougall
Unknown:
Sidney Buchman
Unknown:
M. Franzere
Produced By:
Walter Wanger
Cleopatra:
Elizabeth Taylor
Mark Antony:
Richard Burton
Julius Caesar:
Rex Harrison
High Priestess of Egypt:
Pamela Brown
Flavius:
George Cole
Sosiegenes:
Hume Cronyn
Apollodorus:
Cesare Danova
BrutUS:
Kenneth Haigh
Agrippa:
Andrew Kier
RufiO:
Martin Landau
Octavian:
Roddy McDowall
Source: Radio Times

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