

Caesar and Cleopatra
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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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- Released
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- Language
- English
- egypt
- roman empire
- based on play or musical
- cleopatra
- historical figure
- ancient egypt
- library of alexandria
- seige
- alexandria egypt
- julius caesar
- fictionalized history
- costume epic
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR16 Aug 1946
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical11 Dec 1945
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival20 Sept 1946
GermanyDE
- Theatrical615 Dec 1946
JapanJP
- Theatrical1 Sept 1950
South KoreaKR
- Physical1214 Oct 2003
XCXC
- PremiereBritish Film Festival11 Oct 1946
- Theatrical18 Oct 1946
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Caesar and Cleopatra was released on 11 December 1945.
Audience reviews
1- C6/10
CinemaSerf
7/1/2022
A gloriously spectacular but rather soulless adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's telling of the relationship between Julius Caesar - an engagingly mischievous effort from Claude Rains and the young and ostensibly inexperienced Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh). The story depicts the games he plays with her, and then she - more successfully - with him as their unlikely romance blossoms and an intricate power play takes shape. …
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