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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305186540
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 6305186545
Label: Image Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: December 09, 1998
Running Time: 123 minutes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: September 06, 1946
Editorial Review:
Description:
Claude Rains (Notorious) and Vivien Leigh (Gone With the Wind) star in the film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play. Based on Roman history, "Caesar and Cleopatra" follows the treachery and deceit as the Roman conqueror and his queen attempt to take and hold the Egyptian throne.
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Rating:  -
The film is okay, being Vivien Leigh is in it, not much else to say about it. I liked it fine.
Rating:  -
Claude Rains as Caesar and Viviane Leigh as Cleopatra star this dazzling story that rides between the drama and comedy. A splendid occasion to crown once more the corrosive humor that literally permeates a good part of the dialogues. There is humor but also a formidable description and bold personal statement of this privileged dramaturge. The movie ha its particular rhythm, you may consider something theatrical, but that does not diminish at all its intrinsic virtues.
Basil Sydney as ... Read More
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One of the reviewers states that Cleopatra "was said to be in her 40s when she met Caesar." That would be impossible, since she died at the age of 39 (her dates are B.C.E. 69-30). In actuality, she was 18 when she met Caesar, so Miss Leigh's youthful portrayal is based on history. (It is widely accepted nowadays, however, that the historical Cleopatra was nowhere near as gorgeous as the young Vivien Leigh.) This is not hidden knowledge; it is commonly known historical fact that anyone could easily ... Read More
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Ceasar & Cleoptra is based on Shaw's play and alas it's very, almost painfully stiff and stagey. They essentially took the play and filmed it and that rarely if ever, works on screen. So let's talk about the good. Vivien Leigh was marvelous as the beautiful but dangerous kitten with a knife girl-queen. In real life Queen Cleo was said to be in her 40s when she met Ceasar but anyway, Vivien is sparkling.
Claude Raines is great as always as Ceasar and it's fun watching the all Brit cast ... Read More
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This movie is pretty cool but Vivien makes it marvelous! Hey DVD people! Why does this movie get released on DVD for the UK and not the USA? I would like this movie for my DVD collection!
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