Cleopatra
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1963
The Life and Times of Cleopatra
C M Franzero, 1957
Cleopatra is a movie directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1963 and based on the book The Life and Times of Cleopatra by C M Franzero, first published in 1957. The movie features Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau, Pamela Brown, and others.
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Storyline
After the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, Julius Caesar goes to Egypt, under the pretext of being named the executor of the will of the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII and his sister Cleopatra’s father. Caesar, in effective control of the kingdom, sentences Pothinus to death for arranging an assassination attempt on Cleopatra, and banishes Ptolemy to the eastern desert, where he and his outnumbered army would face certain death against Mithridates.
Movie vs Book
Year
1963
Minutes
192
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Cleopatra
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Country: USA
Year: 1963
Length: 3h12m
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Year
1957
Pages
356
Book Rate
6.34
S: Goodreads
Book
The Life and Times of Cleopatra
User polls & recommendations
“I enjoy picturing the characters in the novel and then later, seeing them on the screen, comparing how they're different.”
CAMILLE PERRI (Writer)
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