Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Directed by Charlton Heston
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Drama, Tragedy, Period Film |
Release Date - Sep 26, 1973 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 160 min. |
Countries - Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert
Charleton Heston directed, wrote, and starred in this adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.
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betrayal, forbidden-love, jealousy, killing, rival, tragic-love