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Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 18, 1972

Runtime

2h 18m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

56%

Original Title

Antony and Cleopatra

Production Companies

Folio Films, The Rank Organisation, Transac, Ízaro Films

Director

Charlton Heston

Budget

$1,600,000

Description

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.