Antony and Cleopatra

5.6 / 10

(21 votes)

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.

Country:

Spain,

Switzerland,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

138 minutes

Year:

1972

Director:

Charlton Heston

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Company:

Folio Films,

The Rank Organisation,

Transac,

Ízaro Films

Cast:
Charlton Heston

Marc Antony

Hildegard Neil

Cleopatra

Eric Porter

Enobarbus

John Castle

Octavius Caesar

Fernando Rey

Lepidus

Crew:
Charlton Heston

Director

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Wendy Dickson

Costume Design

Peter Snell

Producer

Charlton Heston

Screenplay