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Uniform Title Cleopatra (Motion picture : 1963)
Title Cleopatra / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman ; produced by Walter Wanger ; directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Publication Info. Beverly Hills, Calif : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., [1963]
©2001

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  DVD CLEOPATRA  DISC 1-3    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD CLEOPATRA    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  DVD CLEO  DISC 1-3    Check Shelf
Description 3 videodiscs (248 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Series Five star collection
Five star collection.
Note Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963.
"Based upon histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, Appian, other ancient sources and The life and times of Cleopatra by C.M. Franzero."
Special features include: Behind-the-scenes documentary Cleopatra : the film that changed Hollywood ; 1963 featurette The fourth star of Cleopatra ; archival footage from New York and Hollywood premiere ; commentary by Chris Mankiewicz, Tom Mankiewicz, Martin Landau and Jack Brodsky ; extensive still gallery with behind-the-scenes photos, costume sketches, concept art and more.
Contents Disc 1. Part 1 of feature -- disc 2. Part 2 of feature -- disc 3. Bonus features.
Credits Music, Alex North ; choreography, Hermes Pan ; director of photographer, Leon Shamroy.
Cast Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Cesare Danova, Kenneth Haigh, Andrew Keir, Martin Landau, Roddy McDowall, Robert Stephens.
Summary Story of the life of Cleopatra, queen of ancient Egypt from her ascension to the throne through her struggle for power and her loves and entanglements with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony.
Audience MPAA rating: G.
System Details DVD.
Language English or French language with subtitles available in English and Spanish.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Subject Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Drama.
Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. -- Drama.
Caesar, Julius -- Drama.
Queens -- Egypt -- Drama.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Egypt -- History -- 332 B.C.-30 B.C. -- Drama.
Added Author Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968.
MacDougall, Ranald.
Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
Harrison, Rex.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
Added Title Joseph L. Mankiewicz' Cleopatra
Cleopatra : the film that changed Hollywood.
Fourth star of Cleopatra.
Standard No. 024543014836
Music No. 2001483 20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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