ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

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Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.

CAST_AND_CREW

Charlton Heston

Marc Antony

Hildegard Neil

Cleopatra

Eric Porter

Enobarbus

John Castle

Octavius Caesar

Fernando Rey

Lepidus

Juan Luis Galiardo

Alexis

Carmen Sevilla

Octavia

Freddie Jones

Pompey

Peter Arne

Menas

Luis Barboo

Varrius