Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
Richard Burton
Marcus Antonius
Rex Harrison
Julius Caesar
Pamela Brown
High Priestess
George Cole
Flavius
Hume Cronyn
Sosigenes
Cesare Danova
Apollodorus
Kenneth Haigh
Brutus
Andrew Keir
Agrippa
Martin Landau
Rufio
Roddy McDowall
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Robert Stephens
Germanicus
Francesca Annis
Eiras
Grégoire Aslan
Pothinus
Martin Benson
Ramos
John Doucette
Achillas
Michael Hordern
Cicero
John Hoyt
Cassius
Carroll O'Connor
Casca
Andrew Faulds
Canidius
Michael Gwynn
Cimber
Peter Grant
Palace Guard (uncredited)
Marne Maitland
Euphranor
Richard O'Sullivan
Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII
Gwen Watford
Calpurnia
Douglas Wilmer
Decimus
Marie Devereux
Bacchanal Reveler
Herbert Berghof
Theodotos
Jacqueline Chan
Lotos
Isabel Cooley
Charmian
Mike Steen
Minor Role
Finlay Currie
Titus
Jean Marsh
Octavia, Octavia (uncredited)
Meri Welles
Cleopatra's Handmaiden
Peter Forster
Officer
John Alderson
Roman Officer (uncredited)
John Alderton
1st Officer (uncredited)
Jeremy Kemp
Agitator (uncredited)
Desmond Llewelyn
Senator (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
Arachesilaus (uncredited)
Larry Taylor
Roman Officer (uncredited)
Crew
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director, Screenplay
Sidney Buchman
Screenplay
Ranald MacDougall
Screenplay
Carlo Maria Franzero
Book
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Fred R. Simpson
Assistant Director
Peter Levathes
Executive Producer
Walter Wanger
Producer
John DeCuir
Production Design
Franco Di Giacomo
Camera Operator
Gerry Fisher
Camera Operator
Stuart Lyons
Casting Consultant
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Costume Design
Renié
Costume Design
Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Ray Kellogg
Second Unit Director
Andrew Marton
Second Unit Director
Ferdinand Bellan
Scenic Artist
Don Picton
Assistant Art Director
Bernard Freericks
Sound Recordist
Murray Spivack
Sound Recordist
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Giovanni Natalucci
Set Designer
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
Larry Shaw
Still Photographer
Elaine Schreyeck
Script Supervisor
Ray Austin
Stunt Coordinator
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
C.O. Erickson
Production Manager
Forrest E. Johnston
Production Manager
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Boris Juraga
Art Direction
Maurice Pelling
Art Direction
Hilyard M. Brown
Art Direction
Herman A. Blumenthal
Art Direction
Elven Webb
Art Direction
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