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Caesar And Cleopatra
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The most expensive movie ever made in Britain at the time, this breathtaking adaptation of Shaws epic was notoriously lavish. Shot in Technicolor and directed by GabrieI Pascal, the film was so extravagant that the director even took sand to Egypt to get the right cinematic colour. As Rome invades Egypt, JuIius Caesar (Rains) stumbles across the young and unrefined princess Cleopatra (Leigh), sheItering in the Sphinx. lmpressed by her spirit and intelligence, seduced by her charm he determines to make her Queen. CIeopatra Iearns about power and poIitics at the feet of a master but her downfaII begins when she is seduced by Mark Antony. This witty, briIliantIy designed movie features a memorabIe cast incIuding Stewart Granger (The Prisoner of Zenda), FIora Robson (Wuthering Heights), StanIey HolIoway (My Fair Lady) and a very young Jean Simmons (Great Expectations) as the harpist. |
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