 | Cleopatra | 2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Genres:DramaRomance Biography History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 48 B.C., Caesar pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Ptolemy, now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra, attempts to gain favor with Caesar by presenting the conquerer with the head of Pompey, borne by his governors, Pothinos and Achillas. To win Caesar's support from her brother, Cleopatra hides herself in a rug, which Apollodorus, her servant, presents to Caesar. The Roman is immediately infatuated; banishing Ptolemy, he declares Cleopatra Egypt's sole ruler and takes her as his mistress. A son, Caesarion, is born of their union. Caesar, however, must return to Italy. Although he is briefly reunited with Cleopatra during a magnificent reception for the queen in Rome, Caesar is assassinated shortly thereafter, and Cleopatra returns to Egypt. When Mark Antony, Caesar's protégé, beholds Cleopatra aboard her elaborate barge at Tarsus some years later, he is smitten and becomes both her lover and military ally. Their liaison notwithstanding, Antony, to ...Cast:
 Elizabeth Taylor Cleopatra |  Richard Burton Mark Antony |  Rex Harrison Julius Caesar |  Pamela Brown High Priestess |  George Cole Flavius |
 Hume Cronyn Sosigenes |  Cesare Danova Apollodorus |  Kenneth Haigh Brutus |  Andrew Keir Agrippa |  Martin Landau Rufio |
| Roddy McDowall Octavian - Caesar Augustus |  Robert Stephens Germanicus |  Francesca Annis Eiras |  Grégoire Aslan Pothinus (as Gregoire Aslan) |  Martin Benson Ramos |
 Herbert Berghof Theodotos |  John Cairney Phoebus |  Jacqueline Chan Lotos (as Jacqui Chan) |  Isabel Cooley Charmian (as Isabelle Cooley) |  John Doucette Achillas |
 Andrew Faulds Canidius |  Michael Gwynn Cimber |  Michael Hordern Cicero |  John Hoyt Cassius |  Marne Maitland Euphranor |
 Carroll O'Connor Casca |  Richard O'Sullivan Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII |  Gwen Watford Calpurnia |  Douglas Wilmer Decimus |  Elisabeth Welch Children's Nurse (scenes deleted) |
| Vanoye Aikens Dancer (uncredited) |  John Alderson Roman Officer (uncredited) |  John Alderton 1st Officer (uncredited) |  Ronald Allen Minor Role (uncredited) | Audrey Anderson Minor Role (uncredited) |
| María Badmajew Minor Role (uncredited) |  Michèle Bailly Minor Role (uncredited) |  Marina Berti Queen at Tarsus (uncredited) |  Salvatore Billa Egyptian Slave / Centurion (uncredited) | Omero Capanna Trombonist (uncredited) |
| Bruna Caruso Minor Role (uncredited) | Finlay Currie Titus (uncredited) |  Rod Dana One of Caesar's Entourage (uncredited) | Marie Devereux Bacchanal Reveler (uncredited) |  Peter Forster 2nd Officer (uncredited) |
 John Frederick Captain Palace Guard (uncredited) |  María Luz Galicia Minor Role (uncredited) | John Gayford Guard (uncredited) |  Peter Grant Palace Guard (uncredited) | Rosalba Grottesi Cleopatra's Servant (uncredited) |
| Rupert John Minor Role (uncredited) |  John Karlsen High Priest (uncredited) |  Jeremy Kemp Agitator (uncredited) |  Margaret Lee Minor Role (uncredited) | Desmond Llewelyn Senator (uncredited) |
 Calvin Lockhart Minor Role (uncredited) |  Loris Loddi Caesarion at Age 4 (uncredited) |  Barry Lowe Guard (uncredited) |  Jean Marsh Octavia (uncredited) | Kathy Martin Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Luigi Martocci Marcellus (uncredited) | Gesa Meiken Minor Role (uncredited) |  Furio Meniconi Mithridates (uncredited) | Simon Mizrahi Minor Role (uncredited) | Violeta Montenegro Dancer (uncredited) |
| Boris Nacinovic Gladiator (uncredited) |  Laurence Naismith Arachesilaus (uncredited) | Kenneth Nash Caesarion at Age 12 (uncredited) |  John Pepper Caesarion (uncredited) |  Paola Pitagora Cleopatra's Servant (uncredited) |
 Michela Roc Cleopatra's Servant (uncredited) | Del Russel Caesarion at Age 7 (uncredited) | Sandra Scarnati Cleopatra's Servant (uncredited) | Corinne Skinner-Carter Dancer (uncredited) |  Mike Steen Minor Role (uncredited) |
 Jack Taylor Minor Role (uncredited) |  Larry Taylor Roman Officer (uncredited) | John Valva Valvus (uncredited) |  Meri Welles Cleopatra's Handmaiden (uncredited) | Ben Wright Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
