Caesar and Cleopatra
“The most lavish picture ever on the screen!”
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.
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Cast
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Claude Rains
Julius Caesar
Known for
Casablanca
The Invisible Man
Vivien Leigh
Cleopatra
Known for
Gone with the Wind
A Streetcar Named Desire
Stewart Granger
Apollodorus
Known for
Moonfleet
Scaramouche
Flora Robson
Ftatateeta
Known for
Black Narcissus
Wuthering Heights
Francis L. Sullivan
Pothinus
Known for
Night and the City
Great Expectations
Basil Sydney
Rufio
Known for
Hamlet
Treasure Island
Cecil Parker
Britannus
Known for
The Ladykillers
The Lady Vanishes
Raymond Lovell
Lucius Septimus
Known for
49th Parallel
Anthony Eustrel
Achillas
Known for
I Know Where I'm Going!
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Ernest Thesiger
Theodotus
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
The Old Dark House
Anthony Harvey
Ptolemy
Robert Adams
Nubian Slave
Known for
Sapphire
Gabriel Pascal Director · George Bernard Shaw Writer Georges Auric Composer
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $5.2M · United States release August 6, 1946
Box office
Budget
$5,200,000
Worldwide gross
$2,250,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Gabriel Pascal Productions
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Independent Producers
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 11, 1945
Premiere · London
United States · August 6, 1946
Theatrical · New York City
France
September 20, 1946 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
December 15, 1946 · Theatrical
Japan
September 1, 1950 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 14, 2003 · Physical
XC
October 11, 1946 · Premiere · British Film Festival
October 18, 1946 · Theatrical
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