Cleopatra
“The motion picture the world has been waiting for!”
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
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Cast
42 people
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
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Richard Burton
Marcus Antonius
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Rex Harrison
Julius Caesar
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Pamela Brown
High Priestess
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George Cole
Flavius
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Mary Reilly
Scrooge
Hume Cronyn
Sosigenes
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Cesare Danova
Apollodorus
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Kenneth Haigh
Brutus
Known for
Robin and Marian
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Andrew Keir
Agrippa
Known for
Quatermass and the Pit
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Martin Landau
Rufio
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Roddy McDowall
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Robert Stephens
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director · Sidney Buchman Screenplay Ranald MacDougall Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay
Sidney Buchman
Screenplay
Ranald MacDougall
Story
Plutarch
Story
Suetonius
Story
Appian
Author
Carlo Maria Franzero
Composer
Alex North
Cinematographer
Leon Shamroy
Editor
Dorothy Spencer
Production designer
John DeCuir
Costume designer
Irene Sharaff
Costume designer
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Costume designer
Renié
Worldwide gross $58M · Budget $36M · United States release June 12, 1963
Box office
Budget
$36,115,000
Worldwide gross
$57,779,280
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
MCL Films S.A.
Production
Walwa Films S.A.
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · June 12, 1963
Theatrical
United States · June 12, 1963
Theatrical
Argentina
September 4, 1963 · Theatrical
Australia
December 6, 1963 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 5, 1982 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
November 14, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Canada
July 31, 1963 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 10, 1965 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 29, 1964 · Theatrical
Finland
October 11, 1963 · Theatrical
France
September 25, 1963 · Theatrical
January 15, 1991 · Physical · VHS
February 6, 2002 · Physical · DVD
February 15, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 17, 2014 · Theatrical · Restored version
January 31, 2016 · Digital · VOD
April 27, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 17, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
October 24, 1963 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
March 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
April 18, 1968 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 31, 1963 · Theatrical
Italy
January 30, 1964 · Theatrical
May 28, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
November 26, 1963 · Theatrical
February 12, 1977 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
August 12, 1965 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 17, 1963 · Theatrical
November 15, 1973 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 19, 2003 · Physical · DVD
April 13, 2009 · TV · RTL 7
Norway
November 6, 1964 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 12, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Poland
January 1, 1970 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 22, 1963 · Theatrical
Romania
June 12, 1963 · Theatrical
Russia
February 1, 1978 · Theatrical
Singapore
May 28, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Africa
December 13, 1963 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 5, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Spain
December 2, 1963 · Theatrical
March 19, 1980 · TV
Sweden
November 18, 1963 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 1, 1966 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 12, 1963 · Theatrical
July 12, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
Uruguay
March 5, 1964 · Theatrical
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