Cleopatra
2013
DVD
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this epic-spectacle; its opulence and sweeping grandeur have never been more glorious. Elizabeth Taylor stars as Cleopatra, the glamorous and cunning queen of Egypt. To secure her hold on power, she seduces the rulers of Rome, only to meet her match in Marc Antony, played by Richard Burton. Their passionate romance could decide the fate of the world's greatest empires.
Item Details
Edition: 50th anniversary edition.
Description:
- 2 videodiscs (248 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
Target Audience Note:
- MPAA: G.
- CHVR: Not rated.
Notes:
- Number of discs may vary.
- Title from web page.
- Based upon the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, Appian, other ancient sources and "The life and times of Cleopatra" by C.M. Franzero.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
- Special features: Audio commentary by Jack Brodsky, Martin Landau, Chris Mankiewicz, and Tom Mankiewicz.
- Director of photography, Leon Shamroy; editor, Dorothy Spencer; music, Alex North.
- Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Martin Landau, Roddy McDowall.
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby surround (English), Dolby surround (French).
- Closed-captioned. English or French dialogue; Spanish or English subtitles.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 2286441
Control Number: 2023855
UPC:
- 024543864417
- 024543864417
- 024543014836
- 024543224525
- 024543657255
Subjects:
- Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C. -- Drama.
- Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. -- Drama.
- Appianus, of Alexandria -- Film adaptations.
- Caesar, Julius -- Assassination -- Drama.
- Caesar, Julius -- Drama.
- Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Drama.
- Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. -- Drama.
- Franzero, Carlo Maria, 1892-1986 -- Film adaptations.
- Heads of state -- Drama.
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
- Plutarch -- Film adaptations.
- Queens -- Egypt -- Drama.
- Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C. -- Drama.
- Suetonius, approximately 69-approximately 122 -- Film adaptations.
Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Films for the hearing impaired.
- Historical films.
- Video recordings.
Other Authors:
- Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975, writer.
- Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, actor.
- Franzero, Carlo Maria, 1892-1986. Life and times of Cleopatra.
- Harrison, Rex, actor.
- Landau, Martin, 1928-2017, actor.
- MacDougall, Ranald, writer.
- Mankiewicz, Joseph L., writer, director.
- McDowall, Roddy, actor.
- North, Alex, editor.
- Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974, director of photography.
- Spencer, Dorothy, 1909-2002, editor.
- Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, actor.
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
- Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968, producer.