Caesar and Cleopatra

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Caesar and Cleopatra

1946

2h 15m

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Drama

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The Roman conqueror Julius Caesar (Claude Rains) takes over the Egyptian city of Alexandria, and in so doing inherits a pressing problem: in accordance to with local custom, the beautiful young princess Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) and her even younger brother Ptolemy (Anthony Harvey) have been married and are to rule the country together, despite their competing desires to rule alone. Caesar takes Cleopatra under his wing, mentoring her in the uses of political power.

Fannie Hurst

Modern Screen

06/15/2023

All hail Claude Rains' imperial performance as Julius Caesar!

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Jack Moffitt

Esquire Magazine

10/21/2020

Claude Rains in the role of Caesar, and Vivien Leigh, as Cleopatra, manage to present themselves at the same time as the embodiment of age-old intellectual forces and as fascinating individuals.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

07/20/2011

B+

Inexcusably dull in parts, while in other parts capturing some of Shaw's sharp wit.

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Emanuel Levy

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04/09/2011

B-

An uneven version of George Bernard Shaw's witty play, starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

03/25/2010

... a plodding, stagebound production that fails to find a visual complement to Shaw's words and scenes...

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Russ G

Aug 30

its a delight and I'm sure the cast enjoyed making it as much as the audience enjoyed viewing it.

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Raymond H

Mar 28

What a great movie! Besides the unforgettable two leads, there are great English actors of the mid 20th century in all of the supporting roles, giving such life to the immortal script by George Bernard Shaw. Vivian L. is gorgeous and childlike (I had never realized how tiny she is!) when called upon. the score by the eminent French composer Georges Auric is a continuous delight. A treasure of a film!

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Steve D

01/18/2024

It should have been great. These are two of the best stars of their age and yet the give some of their worst work in a really stagy adaptation.

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Alec B

12/13/2023

Claude Rains is magnificent as Caesar, which is all that really matters.

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Chun P

09/27/2023

The acting was laughable.

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05/03/2018

Storyline was only OK, by todays standards. Vivien Leigh was shockingly poor - playing a (very) immature teem Cleopatra

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Gabriel Pascal

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Vivien Leigh

Cleopatra

Claude Rains

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Synopsis

The Roman conqueror Julius Caesar (Claude Rains) takes over the Egyptian city of Alexandria, and in so doing inherits a pressing problem: in accordance to with local custom, the beautiful young princess Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) and her even younger brother Ptolemy (Anthony Harvey) have been married and are to rule the country together, despite their competing desires to rule alone. Caesar takes Cleopatra under his wing, mentoring her in the uses of political power.

Director: Gabriel Pascal
Producer: Gabriel Pascal
Screenwriter: George Bernard Shaw
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Independent Producers
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 6, 1946, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2016
Runtime: 2h 15m