Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
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Charleton Heston directed, wrote, and starred in this 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. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charlton Heston
Synopsis of Antony and Cleopatra
Charleton Heston directed, wrote, and starred in this 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. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Complete Cast of Antony and Cleopatra
- Charlton Heston - Marc Antony
- Eric Porter - Enobarbus
- Fernando Rey - Lepidus
- Sancho Gracia - Canidius
- Peter Arne - Menas
- Fernando Bilbao - Menecrates
- Joe Melia - 1st Messenger
- Garrick Hagan - Eros
- Felipe Solano - Soldier
- Douglas Wilmer - Agrippa
- Emiliano Redondo - Mardian
- Warren Clarke - Scarus
- Juan Luis Galiardo - Alexas
- John Hallam - Thidias
- Hildegard Neil - Cleopatra
- John Castle - Octavius Caesar
- Freddie Jones - Pompey
- Alba - Schoolmaster
- Luis Barboo - Varrius
- Jane Lapotaire - Charmian
- Aldo Sambrell - Ventidius
- Manolo Otero - Sentry
- Monica Peterson - Iras
- Carmen Sevilia - Octavia
- Jose Manuel Martin - Guard
- Roger Delgado - Soothsayer
- Julian Glover - Proculeius
- Director(s):
- Charlton Heston
- Writer(s):
- Charlton Heston
- Producer(s):
- Peter Snell, Maurice Pelling
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