.jpg/250px-Antony_and_Cleopatra_(1972_film).jpg)
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1972 film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, directed by and starring Charlton Heston, and made by the Rank Organisation. Heston and Hildegarde Neil portray the titular roles of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, with a supporting cast featuring Eric Porter, John Castle, Fernando Rey, Carmen Sevilla, Freddie Jones, Peter Arne, Douglas Wilmer, Julian Glover and Roger Delgado. The picture was produced by Peter Snell from a screenplay by Federico De Urrutia and the director.
Plot
In Egypt, messengers from Rome arrive to inform Mark Antony, a Roman general and member of the Second Triumvirate, of Rome's political affairs. Antony, who has fallen in love with Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, is uninterested but Cleopatra persuades him to listen. Proculeius informs Antony that his wife Fulvia has died after she and Antony's brother Lucius Antonius had rebelled against Octavius, another triumvir.
Cast
- Aldo Sambrell
- Carmen Sevilla
- Charlton Heston
- Douglas Wilmer
- Emiliano Redondo
- Eric Porter
- Fernando Bilbao
- Fernando Rey
- Freddie Jones
- Garrick Hagon
- Hildegarde Neil
- http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14747
- Jane Lapotaire
- Joe Melia
- John Castle
- John Hallam
- José Manuel Martín
- Juan Luis Galiardo
- Julian Glover
- Luis Barboo
- Manolo Otero
- Monica Peterson
- Peter Arne
- Richard Johnson
- Roger Delgado
- Warren Clarke
More details
| author | Charlton Heston William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Rome |
| director | Charlton Heston |
| editor | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | abandon agrippa alexandria asp battle of actium bury cleopatra egypt fulvia haruspex his prisoner of war learn lucius antonius marcus vipsanius agrippa menas octavia octavia the younger octavius octavius caesar prisoner of war proculeius roman triumph sardinia second triumvirate sextus pompey sicily soothsayer |
| musicBy | John Scott |
| producer | Peter Snell |
| productionCompany | Rank Organisation |
| publisher | Rank Organisation |
| recordedAt | Almería |
| theme | epic |