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Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

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Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.

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Budget

$1600000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

18 March 1972

Country

Spain

Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Marc Antony

Hildegard Neil

Hildegard Neil

Cleopatra

Eric Porter

Eric Porter

Enobarbus

John Castle

John Castle

Octavius Caesar

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Lepidus

Juan Luis Galiardo

Juan Luis Galiardo

Alexis

Carmen Sevilla

Carmen Sevilla

Octavia

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Pompey

Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Menas

Luis Barboo

Luis Barboo

Varrius

Fernando Bilbao

Fernando Bilbao

Menecrates

Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Scarus

Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Soothsayer

Julian Glover

Julian Glover

Proculeius

Sancho Gracia

Sancho Gracia

Canidius

Garrick Hagon

Garrick Hagon

Eros

John Hallam

John Hallam

Thidias

Jane Lapotaire

Jane Lapotaire

Charmian

Joe Melia

Joe Melia

The Messenger

Monica Peterson

Monica Peterson

Iras

Emiliano Redondo

Emiliano Redondo

Mardian

Aldo Sambrell

Aldo Sambrell

Ventidius

Douglas Wilmer

Douglas Wilmer

Agrippa

Manolo Otero

Manolo Otero

Sentry (uncredited)

José Manuel Martín

José Manuel Martín

Guard (uncredited)

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