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Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Film · 1963

Original languageEnglish

Runtime4 hours 11 minutes

GenreDramaHistoryRomance

Letterboxd average
3.6 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0052Last checked

Directed byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
2,010 years
between the events and the release
48 BCE → 1963

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Event · Part of Fall of the Roman Republic

The pivotal naval engagement between the forces of Octavian and the combined navy of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII off the coast of Actium in Greece. After suffering badly at the hands of a surrounding Roman force, Antony's forces were routed, fleeing to Egypt where they were ultimately defeated at Alexandria, spurring Antony and Cleopatra to take their own lives and paving the way for Octavian's ascendance as Augustus, first Emperor of the Roman Empire.

filed under 31 BCE

Runs throughCrisis of the Roman Republic3 titlesHellenistic Period2 titlesPax Romana

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Production Information

Written by
Joseph L. MankiewiczRanald MacDougallSidney BuchmanPlutarchSuetoniusAppian
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Production design
John DeCuir
Costume design
Vittorio Nino NovareseReniéIrene Sharaff
Music by
Alex North
Production countries
United KingdomUnited States
Budget
$36.1 million
Box office
$57.8 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB.

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