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Cleopatra
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6.1The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
Cast
- Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra
- Warren William as Julius Caesar
- Henry Wilcoxon as Marc Antony
- Joseph Schildkraut as King Herod
- Ian Keith as Octavian
- Gertrude Michael as Calpurnia
Themes
- egypt
- roman empire
- cleopatra
- ancient rome
- pre-code
- ancient egypt
- alexandria egypt
- 1st century bc
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Written by
- Waldemar Young , Vincent Lawrence , Bartlett Cormack (adaptation: historical material)
- Produced by
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Starring
- Claudette Colbert , Warren William , Henry Wilcoxon
- Cinematography
- Victor Milner
- Edited by
- Anne Bauchens (uncredited)
- Music by
- Rudolph G. Kopp , Milan Roder (uncredited)
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- August 16, 1934 ( 1934-08-16 ) ( New York City , premiere ) October 5, 1934 ( 1934-10-05 ) (US)
- Running time
- 100 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $842,908
- Box office
- $1,929,161
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 307617
- Image
- Cleopatra 3.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cleopatra (1934 film)
- publication date
- 1934-01-01
- title
- Cleopatra
- review score
- 83%
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Cleopatra is a 1934 American epic historical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Paramount Pictures. A retelling of the story of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII, the screenplay was written by Waldemar Young and Vincent Lawrence and was based on Bartlett Cormack's adaptation of historical material. Claudette Colbert stars as Cleopatra, Warren William as Julius Caesar, and Henry Wilcoxon as Mark Antony.
Pre-production began in July 1933 while DeMille was working on another film. A staff of twelve people, headed by screenwriter Jeanie MacPherson, spent eight months doing research. The production used 250,000 square feet of space for the sets and employed more than 5,000 actors, extras, and technicians. Principal photography was completed in two months.