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Caesar And Cleopatra
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The most expensive movie ever made in Britain at the time, this breathtaking adaptation of Shaws epic was notoriousIy Iavish. Shot in TechnicoIor and directed by GabrieI PascaI, the fiIm was so extravagant that the director even took sand to Egypt to get the right cinematic coIour. As Rome invades Egypt, Julius Caesar (Rains) stumbIes across the young and unrefined princess Cleopatra (Leigh), sheltering in the Sphinx. lmpressed by her spirit and intelIigence, seduced by her charm he determines to make her Queen. Cleopatra learns about power and politics at the feet of a master but her downfall begins when she is seduced by Mark Antony. This witty, brilIiantly designed movie features a memorable cast including Stewart Granger (The Prisoner of Zenda), Flora Robson (Wuthering Heights), Stanley HoIloway (My Fair Lady) and a very young Jean Simmons (Great Expectations) as the harpist. |
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