Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony
Films based on the story of Cleopatra and her partners Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius more or less inspired by Plutarch, Suetonius, Shakespeare, Shaw and other sources. This selection is compiled by searches in IMDB ("Cleopatra" and "Antony and Cleopatra" but probably there are many more shorts especially lost films from the early years of film, TV-productions of stage performances most notably the Shakespeare plays "Julius Caesar" and "Antony and Cleopatra" but also George Bernard Shaws "Caesar and Cleopatra". Even if it is not complete it shows us the enormous fascination through the years for the tragic story of Cleopatra and perhaps also the lack of new and original ways of representing her. In recent years the ethnic diversity has expanded to include actors with darker skin tones but very often it is largely well known approaches to her character.
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- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczRouben MamoulianStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonRex HarrisonQueen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsClaudette ColbertWarren WilliamHenry WilcoxonThe man-hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Marc Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor.
- StarsBilly ZaneTimothy DaltonRupert GravesPrincess Cleopatra becomes Egypt's Queen and has an out-of-wedlock son with the son-less Roman ruler Julius Caesar. Through two romances, she strives to protect Egypt from the Romans, and make her son the heir to Caesar's Roman Empire.
- DirectorOsamu TezukaEiichi YamamotoStarsChinatsu NakayamaKotoe HatsuiTsubame YanagiyaTo decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.
- DirectorJ. Gordon EdwardsStarsTheda BaraFritz LeiberThurston HallThe story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony.
- DirectorGabriel PascalStarsClaude RainsVivien LeighStewart GrangerAt the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.
- DirectorCharlton HestonStarsCharlton HestonHildegard NeilEric PorterAfter the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
- DirectorJúlio BressaneStarsAlessandra NegriniMiguel FalabellaBruno GarciaThe great battles are the backdrop for the unfolding of the Egyptian Queen's personal life. Cleopatra's strategy is to seduce the Roman general Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to protect their civilization.
- DirectorMichel AuderStarsVivaAndrea FeldmanGerard Malanga"Cleopatra" situates itself in the same relationship to Hollywood as the Warhol/Morrisey films of the period. It corresponds to Joseph Mankiewicz's "Cleopatra" (1963), which Auder's cast watched and used as the starting point for scene by scene improvisation Auder drew his cast from Warhol's ensemble.
- DirectorCharles L. GaskillStarsHelen GardnerPearl SindelarMiss FieldingThe fabled queen of Egypt's affair with Roman general Marc Antony is ultimately disastrous for both of them.
- DirectorPeter Perry Jr.StarsLoray WhiteJohnny RoccoJay EdwardsThe story of egyptian princess Cleopatra's amorous adventures.
- DirectorRino Di SilvestroStarsMarcella PetrelliRita SilvaJacques StanyCaesar brings the Egyptian queen Cleopatra to Rome.
- DirectorLawrence CarraStarsLynn RedgraveTimothy DaltonNichelle NicholsAfter the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
- DirectorBen ReidStarsEllie GoffeGabriel Lo GiudiceTerry ScotchmerCleopatra: the last Egyptian queen and one of the most legendary women in history. A beautiful seductress who used her sex appeal in order to manipulate the most powerful men in the Roman Empire. This film reveals the truth behind the legend.
- DirectorSimon GodwinTony Grech-SmithStarsRalph FiennesSophie OkonedoTim McMullanCaesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love.
- DirectorJon ScoffieldStarsRichard JohnsonJanet SuzmanRosemary McHaleAfter the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's Queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsLinda CristalEttore ManniGeorges MarchalRoman Emperor Octavian rules the empire from Rome, and his rival Marc Antony has taken Egyptian queen Cleopatra as his lover and seized the eastern empire, ruling it from Alexandria. Octavian intends to regain his empire by landing his army at Alexandria, besieging the city and capturing and executing the pair. However, while Octavian's army is bigger than Marc Antony's forces, he and Cleopatra have allies who can come to their aid. Both sides prepare for a final showdown.
- DirectorJonathan MillerStarsJohn PaulJonathan AdamsJane LapotaireAfter the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
- StarsSulaf FawakhrjiMohy IsmaielYoussef ShabaanThe series began at the beginning of the Roman era in Egypt, and the series tells the story of the life of Cleopatra, who was crowned on the throne of Egypt.
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsSophia LorenAlberto SordiPaul MullerSophia Loren plays a dual role, as both the sultry Queen of the Nile with a "man-a-night" appetite and a beautiful slave girl who takes her place and is wooed by a bodyguard who thinks she's the real monarch.
- DirectorBarry AvrichStarsGeraint Wyn DaviesYanna McIntoshSean ArbuckleA humorous retelling of the classic, complicated love story, Antony and Cleopatra. Reason and judgment prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion. Surrendering everything to their desires.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsTotòMagali NoëlFranco SportelliMark Antony has a brother-lookalike, Totonno, a sinister slave trader. Totonno secretly replaces Mark Antony in the most delicate moments.
- DirectorMichael AndresStarsTracy BaumbachChadwick BaumbachLillet BaumbachA filmed stage-play paraphrasing Shakespeare's relationship subplot: Marc Antony rules a third the world until his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, starts running the show.
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsKenneth WilliamsSidney JamesKenneth ConnorTwo Britons, Hengist and Horsa, are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Caesar.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsDorothy RevierRobert EllisSerge TemoffBarnaby Victor needs help in winning the first Indianapolis Auto Race. / Captain Kidd seeks out a slot machine. / Sherman helps recruit new Texas Rangers. / Cleopatra battles her bother Ptolemy for the throne.
- DirectorJenny GranadoMarcel MarsGurcius GewdnerStarsMari Anna BelliHector B. BraggaRachel S. BusseThe imperialist journey of Cleopatra, Queen of the Queens, on her way to conquer the whole cosmos. Hot plot and lots of finger licking marks the political struggles between the Embodied Goddess of Egypt, Julius Caesar - The Great of Greats of Rome, and his successor Marco Antônio - The Master of Feasts. Inflamed by the ancient witchcraft of the timeless Drusilla, will Cleopatra succeed in becoming the sovereign of everything? Dirty business with Caligula, the infernal powers of the Laos Kingdom, and the blinding bright of the eternal Sphinx will seal the destiny of the universe most famous Golden Emperor.
- DirectorJoseph SantleyStarsBert WheelerRobert WoolseyDorothy BurgessA mad scientist creates a time travel pill, which two goofballs volunteer to test, transporting them to ancient Egypt as Marc Antony and Julius Caesar vying for the beautiful Cleopatra's love in a chariot race.
- DirectorIqbal KhanStarsJosette SimonLucy PhelpsAndrew WoodallFollowing Caesar's assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. Now he has neglected his empire for a life of decadent seduction with his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Torn between love and duty, Antony's military brilliance deserts him, and his passion leads the lovers to their tragic end.
- DirectorHenri AndréaniFerdinand ZeccaStarsMadeleine RochJeanne BérangèreStacia NapierkowskaAfter the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
- DirectorBryan FoyStarsPhil DunhamEthel TeareCleo's nose, stung by a bee concealed in a bouquet given her by Julius Caesar, swells up and has to be fixed by her beauty doctor, who tries out several shapes before he finds one that appeals to the historical vamp. Anthony arrives on the scene, cuts Caesar out with Cleo and runs away with her down the Nile in his two-oared galley. Caesar sics his pet alligator on the fleeing couple, the boat breaks in half, and Mark manages to capture the reptile. As the two rivals gamble for Cleopatra's hand, she runs off with Ramesis in his Ford chariot, but the machine breaks down and Cleo, like many other girls since, has to walk home.
- DirectorEnrico GuazzoniStarsGianna Terribili-GonzalesAmleto NovelliIgnazio LupiAfter the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
- DirectorJ. Stuart BlacktonCharles KentStarsMaurice CostelloFlorence LawrenceWilliam V. RanousThe story of the ill-fated love affair between Marc Antony and Cleopatra.
- DirectorJonathan MunbyStarsIgnatius AnthonyPeter BankoléEve BestCleopatra, the alluring and fascinatingly ambiguous Queen of Egypt, has bewitched the great Mark Antony, soldier, campaigner and now one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire. When Antony quarrels with his fellow leaders and throws in his lot with Cleopatra, his infatuation threatens to split the Empire in two.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsEnrico Maria SalernoValeria ValeriDaniele TedeschiAfter the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsRhonda FlemingWilliam LundiganRaymond BurrIn 44 BC, after the assassination of the leader of Rome Julius Caesar, Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and one of the highest ranking Roman generals and Caesar's possible successor Mark Anthony begin a tragic love affair.
- DirectorRainer WolffhardtStarsPeter PasettiLola MüthelGerd BaltusAfter the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
- DirectorChristopher MuirStarsKeith EdenBettine KauffmannKevin MilesAfter the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor - Octavius.
- DirectorBud FisherMutt and Jeff visit a necromancer who induces them to enter a mummy case. They are instantly transported to ancient Egypt, where Jeff becomes "Anthony" and Mutt a dancing girl. Cleopatra is introduced and Jeff's overtures to the beautiful queen are laughable.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsLuis SandriniMaría Antonieta PonsVíctor JuncoDuring a fake seance, hapless Marco Antonio falls into a trance where he goes back to ancient Rome and woos Cleopatra.
- StarsPauline LettsRobert SpeaightAfter the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
- Originaltittel: Marcantonio e Cleopatra. Regi Enrico Guazzoni, med Amleto Novelli og Gianna Terribili-Gonzales.
- DirectorStephen RochaStarsRay WillesPeter LowndsFranck GoddioFrom its beginnings in 331 BC when it was founded by Alexander the Great, the city of Alexandria has played a leading role on the stage of history. Alexandria was at the crossroads of the ancient world and became its cultural and intellectual capital. Yet most of its splendor appeared to have been lost. This documentary follows the marine archaeology team of the Egyptian Supreme Council for Antiquities, organized by Ibrahim Darwich and French archaeologist Franck Goddio, as they discover, in the shallow waters just off the coast of Alexandria, numerous massive granite columns and blocks inscribed in hieroglyphics indicating the ruins of the Royal quarters of the ruling Ptolomies, and relics of Cleopatra's palace.
- The well-known story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony has stirred students of history and human nature in every generation since the famous drama and its origin. Mark Antony's triumphing over the fleeing assassins of Julius Caesar, at Phillipi, made him the greatest man in all the world. It remained for Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, to end his glorious career. Heedless of the inevitable consequence, Cleopatra had abandoned herself to the luxurious extravagances and riotous living of the times. The advent of Mark Antony threatened her ease and happiness. Consequently, she set about to save her crown by practicing her seductive charms upon the victorious Antony. The hitherto invulnerable warrior was immediately enslaved. Dreams of power and ambition were ruthlessly disregarded to make room for his new and overwhelming love for the Egyptian sorceress. Mark Antony for the first time found something that rivaled in his affections his wonderful devotion to his country. Octavius Caesar, realizing the situation, sought to save Mark Antony from himself, but Mark Antony was not the man to listen to suggestions. Consequently, Octavius determined to vent his wrath upon Antony for deserting the Roman cause, excited the people against their former idol, and in a short while an army was ready to avenge Rome even against their once beloved Mark Antony. So busy and so happy in his love-making was Mark Antony in the palace of Tarsus that the possibility of a plot against him never entered his mind, until he was called upon to defend himself. He fought with all his old time valor, but he was fighting Romans now and soon the tide of battle turned against him. A messenger hurried with the news to Cleopatra. Cleopatra read the evil tidings and immediately ordered the messenger poisoned. Embittered by his disgrace, Mark Antony made his last effort to prove his love for Cleopatra. He returned to the palace of Tarsus and ended his life by his own hand at the feet of his charmer. Unwilling to survive the triumph of Octavius, Cleopatra bares her breast to the deadly sting of a serpent.
- DirectorMichael HurstStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorManu BennettA snake hidden in a scroll kills Cleopatra in Egypt, so Xena disguises as the Queen and Gabrielle as her servant to save Egypt from the Romans, who are divided among the followers of Brutus, Marc Antony and Octavius (Caesar's adopted son). While they look for Cleopatra's killer, something unexpected happens: Xena falls in love with Antony.
- DirectorJames Cellan JonesStarsAlec GuinnessGeneviève BujoldMargaret CourtenayJulius Caesar's arrival in Egypt proves to be more than interesting to the beautiful Cleopatra, ambitious sister to the boy pharaoh.
- DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsRonald ReaganDon BlackmanMaurice EvansWhen Julius Caesar and his roman legions prepare to enter the Egyptian kingdom of Cleopatra, the terrified young queen flees.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsClaire BloomCedric HardwickeJack HawkinsJulius Caesar's advance into Egypt is halted when he meets Cleopatra, the sister of the boy pharaoh.
- DirectorOttofritz GaillardVera LoebnerStarsWolf KaiserAngelica DomröseMichael PanJulius Caesar march with his legions in Egypt. Suddenly a female voice from the foot of the Sphinx speaks to him with "Old Lord" and asks him not to run away. He recognizes a young woman who introduces herself as Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.
- DirectorHans-Dieter SchwarzeStarsPaul VerhoevenUta SaxElisabeth FlickenschildtJulius Caesar may have met his match in Cleopatra, the young queen of Egypt.
- DirectorWalter van der KampStarsMartine CrefcourRichard FlinkShaw's play in a Dutch television performance, on the occasion of a British royal visit to the Netherlands. Promotional photos exist, but the program itself was performed live, the output not recorded, and is now lost.
- DirectorPiero PierottiViktor TourjanskyStarsPascale PetitGeorge ArdissonRik BattagliaStory of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.
- DirectorNiek BarendsenStarsRogier in 't HoutAndre BeukersPierre BokmaDorine interviews Caesar and Cleopatra, they discuss his conquest of Gaul, their relationship, his quotes and why he wears red shoes.
- 2015–TV Episode
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyGeorges MélièsA man digging inside an Egyptian tomb chops up a mummy, then resurrects the woman inside it.
- DirectorAlain ChabatStarsGérard DepardieuChristian ClavierJamel DebbouzeCleopatra, queen of Egypt, believes she can build a temple in record time and makes a bet with Julius Caesar. Her architect, however, needs the help of Asterix and Obelix to fight Romans who try to stop the construction.
- DirectorRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoStarsRoger CarelJacques MorelMicheline DaxCleopatra decides to prove to Caesar that her people are not decadent by building a palace in Alexandria in less than three months. When Celopatra's architect asks the Gallic druid Panoramix for help, Asterix and Obelix accompany him.