In this film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's lavish epic, the venerable Julius Caesar (Claude Rains) meets Cleopatra (Vivian Leigh) under the Sphinx in ancient Egypt. Although the Roman Emperor finds her childishly innocent, she is capable of seizing the throne from her brother and cold-bloodedly committing murder. .. Read more
| Starring | Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, James Mason, Jean Simmons |
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| Director | Gabriel Pascal, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith, Leslie Arlis |
| Genres | Drama |
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In this film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's lavish epic, the venerable Julius Caesar (Claude Rains) meets Cleopatra (Vivian Leigh) under the Sphinx in ancient Egypt. Although the Roman Emperor finds her childishly innocent, she is capable of seizing the throne from her brother and cold-bloodedly committing murder. Captivated by her youthful beauty, Caesar sets out to refine Cleopatra's rough edges into a more royal demeanor, befitting a queen. Even in the midst of his campaign to conquer Egypt, he finds the time to teach her about life and politics.
| Starring | Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, James Mason, Jean Simmons, Phyllis Calvert, Cecil Parker, Patricia Roc, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson, Basil Sydney, Francis Sullivan, Claude Raines |
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| Director | Gabriel Pascal, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith, Leslie Arlis |
| Studio | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 2 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1945 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 02 Jun 2009 To Rent: DVD: 13 May 2002 |
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Perfect rainy day matinee
'Caesar and Cleopatra' has aged markedly since it was made in 1946 - which is just as well. It is the patina of age that gives this curious film a ... read more »
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If you go to sleep watching this you have missed very little
The colour and the sets are excellent and ahead of their time in many ways but the wooden direction produces listless performances from actors who performed so ... read more »
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Funny film
This is a good / funny film.It's not a serious film like Cleopatar with. E.taylor. It's based on a play with some comics scenes like when Cleopatar'... read more »
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Amuzing
This movie was rather silly. It is a farce, and I hope it was intentionally so. I am not the first to point this out, but Claude Rains (Caesar) and Vivien ... read more »
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