Cleopatra

The motion picture the world has been waiting for!

1963 • 251 min • Drama · History · Romance

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Synopsis

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

Our family guide

Best from age 10

Movie Knight Score

866 reviews

100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
70 Audience · 864 · 49%

This lavish historical epic portrays Cleopatra's rise and fall as she navigates Roman politics and pursues powerful alliances. Her relationships with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony shape the fate of ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. The film offers a grand spectacle of historical drama and romance.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 4/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Some historical inaccuracies.
Depictions of suicide by snakebite.
Stylized, non-graphic battle scenes.

What it models well

Female leadership
Political strategy
Loyalty and betrayal

Talk about it after

The power and responsibilities of leadership.
The role of women in ancient societies.
The consequences of political ambition.
Understanding historical interpretations.

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Top billed cast

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz • Crew: Sidney Buchman, Ranald MacDougall, Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Trailers & clips

8 1/2 and Cleopatra Win Costume Design: 1964 Oscars

"America America" and "Cleopatra" winning Art Direction Oscars®

"Cleopatra" winning the Oscar® for Special Effects

Hud and Cleopatra Win Cinematography: 1964 Oscars

Dan Ireland on CLEOPATRA

Cleopatra Blu-Ray - Official® Trailer [HD]

Cleopatra - Trailer

Reviewer notes

Recommended
An excellent example of what you can do when money is no object - except, here, in the writing department where this is simply no substitute for a succinct and creative hand at the typewriter. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton successfully - if a little too theatrically - carry off their portion of this epic tale of the life of probably the world's most famous woman of antiquity. Rex Harrison, much less so as Ca...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
On Your Knees! On your knees! It's something that Cleopatra her self shouts at a stunned Mark Antony, but it could quite literally have been shouted by many in Hollywood at 20th Century Fox as their gargantuan epic threatened to sink them. The trials and tribulations surrounding the film are stuff of legend, all of which makes for a film itself, but I will not go over old ground, there's a couple of great docum...
John Chard, TMDB Community