The film is the historical and poetical drama of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt who wants to stabilize her power by using the tensions in the Roman Empire. Due to her beauty Julius Caesar as well as Marc Antony, his oponent, fall in love with her but Cleopatra deceides for the wrong side and loses in the end all; and Egypt is being integrated into the Roman Empire.
I really miss BIG Hollywood Roman Epic's like this and others. I miss the beauty sets, thousands of extra's/costumes, with at least a 240 minute runtime. Rex Harrison (Julius Caesar), Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra) and Richard Burton (Marc Anthony) were all great in their respectfull roles. Does anyone know of any other great Hollywood Roman Epic's other than Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments and Cleopatra that I should check out?
