| Edition |
75th anniversary edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Universal backlot series |
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Universal backlot series.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full frame (1.33:1) presentation; digitally remastered; dual-layer. |
| Cast |
Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith, Joseph Schildkraut, C. Aubrey Smith, Gertrude Michael. |
| Credits |
Music, Rudolph Kopp ; photography, Victor Milner. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1934. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Egypt, 48 B.C. Cleopatra is facing palace revolt in her kingdom. She decides to embrace the arrival of Julius Caesar as a way of solidifying her power under Roman rule. When Caesar is led astray by Cleopatra and is killed, she transfers her affections to Marc Antony. She does all that she can to dazzle Marc on a barge fit for a king. But her trick may not work this time around. A web of royal deception and betrayal. |
| Note |
Special features: Claudette Colbert : queen of the silver screen; Cecil B. DeMille : Hollywood's epic director; Forbidden film : the Production Code era; Feature commentary with filmmaker F.X. Feeney. |
| Language |
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Drama.
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Egypt -- Politics and government -- 332 B.C.-30 B.C. -- Drama.
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Egypt -- History -- 332 B.C.-30 B.C. -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Egypt -- Drama.
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Deception -- Egypt -- Drama.
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Betrayal -- Egypt -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959.
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Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976.
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Young, Waldemar, 1878-1938.
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Lawrence, Vincent, 1890-1946.
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Colbert, Claudette.
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William, Warren, 1895-1948.
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Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984.
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Keith, Ian, 1899-1960.
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Schildkraut, Joseph, 1895-1964.
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Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948.
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Michael, Gertrude, 1911-1964.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra |
| Standard No. |
025195051002 |
| Music No. |
61106005 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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