Caesar and Cleopatra
The most lavish picture ever on the screen!
NR 1945 · 138 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, History, Comedy
At the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.
Directed by Gabriel Pascal · Written by George Bernard Shaw
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Claude Rains Julius Caesar -
Vivien Leigh Cleopatra -
Stewart Granger Apollodorus -
Flora Robson Ftatateeta -
Francis L. Sullivan Pothinus -
Basil Sydney Rufio -
Cecil Parker Britannus -
Raymond Lovell Lucius Septimus -
Anthony Eustrel Achillas -
Ernest Thesiger Theodotus -
Anthony Harvey Ptolemy - R Robert Adams Nubian Slave
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