Caesar and Cleopatra
The most lavish picture ever on the screen!
1945 · 2h 18m · APPROVED
Comedy, Drama, History
Directed by
Gabriel Pascal
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Caesar and Cleopatra
Overview
At the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.
Director and cast
- Gabriel Pascal Director
- Claude Rains as Julius Caesar
- Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra
- Stewart Granger as Apollodorus
- Flora Robson as Ftatateeta
- Francis L. Sullivan as Pothinus
- Basil Sydney as Rufio
- Cecil Parker as Britannus
- Raymond Lovell as Lucius Septimus
- Anthony Eustrel as Achillas
- Ernest Thesiger as Theodotus
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