Cleopatra (1963 film)

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Cleopatra (1963 film) is a lavish historical epic starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, renowned for its grand production scale, tumultuous behind-the-scenes romance, and significant impact on Hollywood’s studio era.

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Cleopatra (1963 film) canonical 20
Apollodorus in "Cleopatra" (1963) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic historical drama film ⓘ
feature film ⓘ
academyAward Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color) ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Color) ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ⓘ
artDirectionBy John DeCuir ⓘ
aspectRatio CinemaScope ⓘ
basedOn The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Carlo Maria Franzero ⓘ
boxOffice major box-office success but initially unprofitable due to high costs ⓘ
cinematographyBy Leon Shamroy ⓘ
colorProcess Color by DeLuxe ⓘ
costumeDesignBy Irene Sharaff ⓘ
Vittorio Nino Novarese ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Joseph L. Mankiewicz ⓘ
Rouben Mamoulian ⓘ
distributor 20th Century Fox ⓘ
editedBy Dorothy Spencer ⓘ
filmingLocation Cinecittà Studios ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Rome ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
historical epic ⓘ
impact contributed to financial crisis at 20th Century Fox ⓘ
symbol of Hollywood studio-era extravagance ⓘ
mainCharacter Cleopatra VII ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
musicBy Alex North ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor (Rex Harrison) ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
notableFor lavish sets and costumes ⓘ
on-set romance between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton ⓘ
record-breaking production budget ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays Cleopatra VII ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
premiereLocation New York City ⓘ
producer Walter Wanger ⓘ
productionCompany Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ⓘ
linked to: 20th Century Fox
releaseDate 1963-06-12 ⓘ
releaseFormat roadshow presentation ⓘ
runtime 192 minutes (general release version) ⓘ
243 minutes (roadshow version) ⓘ
screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz ⓘ
Ranald MacDougall ⓘ
Sidney Buchman ⓘ
setInPeriod Ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity

Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
starring Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ
Hume Cronyn ⓘ
Martin Landau ⓘ
Pamela Brown ⓘ
Rex Harrison ⓘ
Richard Burton ⓘ
Roddy McDowall ⓘ

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz → notableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Joseph L. Mankiewicz → directed → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Todd-AO → notableFilm → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Cesare Danova → notableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Cesare Danova → portrayed → Apollodorus in "Cleopatra" (1963) ⓘ
linked to: Cleopatra (1963 film)
Leon Shamroy → notableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Leon Shamroy → workedOn → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Irene Sharaff → notableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Irene Sharaff → workedOnFilm → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Rex Harrison → notableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Pamela Brown → appearedIn → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
The Life and Times of Cleopatra → usedAsSourceFor → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Elizabeth (book) → subjectNotableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: Elizabeth
Vittorio Nino Novarese → notableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Vittorio Nino Novarese → awardReceivedFor → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Claude Renoir → workedOn → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Cleopatra (1963 film score) → basedOn → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Cleopatra (1963 film score) → originallyComposedFor → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Irene Sharaff → designedFor → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: Sharaff
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall → notableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
Roddy McDowall → notableWork → Cleopatra (1963 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: McDowall