Cleopatra

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Cleopatra

Released Oct 14, 1917

Drama

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23 Reviews

89%

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Critics Consensus

Theda Bara is the magnetic focal point of this massive spectacle, with no expense spared to evoke the grandeur and tragedy of Cleopatra's life.

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Neville Cardus

Guardian

The film Cleopatra is another proof that the kinema may accomplish some of the effects of authentic dramatic art if it will only select its subjects judiciously.

Apr 9, 2021

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Richard L. Stokes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Scenery and costumes no more constitute a dramatic masterpiece in the movies than they do in the theater. There must be an architecture in the plot, a scientific employment of the stresses and strains of motives.

Mar 10, 2021

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Edward A. Morphy

San Francisco Chronicle

[Cleopatra presents] half a dozen of the most artistically beautiful scenes that have ever been photographed.

Mar 10, 2021

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PG Staff

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Theda Bara's vivid portrayal of the famous Egyptian Queen stands out as one of the most daring characterizations ever presented in motion pictures.

Mar 10, 2021

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Courant Staff

Hartford Courant

This is the occasional screen production that startles by its magnificence and by the hugeness of its representation.

Mar 10, 2021

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Gazette Staff

Montreal Gazette

Though truly wonderful scenic effects are brought into play... the most striking feature of all was Miss Bara's simulation of the caprices and allurements of the great Egyptian Queen.

Mar 10, 2021

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J L

Sadly we will never know about this movie.Only a few clips survive of this 1st epic movie. I will still give it a rating. becouse it's the first Cleopatra movie that inspired and set the bar for all others that were to come. It employed at that time an unheard of 2000 extras, Huge sets, and broke all the major rules for being very risque. (Theda Bara's costumes were almost none exsistant) When they came out with a set of codes, most copies were destroyed bcouse of being so risque. then the last 2 survivng copies along with many other silent films were lost due to fires. I give this flick 4and 1/2 stars for being so daring and for being the first ever Cleopatra film. I am also the first on flixster to write any thing about this iconic lost film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/10

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got bored with this one

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/08

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J. Gordon Edwards

Director

Theda Bara

Cleopatra

Fritz Leiber

Caesar

Thurston Hall

Actor

Herschel Mayall

Actor

Alan Roscoe

Actor

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Director: J. Gordon Edwards
Producer: William Fox
Screenwriter: Adrian Johnson
Distributor: Fox Film Corporation
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 1917, Original