Movie
1963
Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman, adapted from the 1957 book The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Carlo Maria Franzero, and from histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role, along with Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall and…
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One of the greatest ironies of filmmaking is that quality doesn’t seem to be the only or the most important reason why films are remembered decades after their premiere. More often than not, popularity is much more important than artistic merit or influence on future filmmakers. In some cases, films become cultural icons of their time even without being popular. Such was the case with *Cleopatra*, the 1963 historica…More
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