Antony and Cleopatra
MovieTitle | Antony and Cleopatra |
User score | 5.6 |
Release date | Mar 18, 1972 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Director | Charlton Heston |
Production country | Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
Production companies | Folio Films, The Rank Organisation, Transac, Ízaro Films |
Budget | $1,600,000 |
Run time | 138 min. |
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.