Antony and Cleopatra

1972 PG-13 2h 18m

5.7 / 10 23

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5.7/10

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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.

Director Charlton Heston

Writers

Charlton Heston William Shakespeare

Stars

Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter

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Geronimo1967 9 Dec 2023

6/10

Whilst this is a really quite good looking version of the Shakespeare tragedy, it's the overly wordy adaptation that drags it down. What director Charlton Heston and his writing team seem to failed to appreciate is that much of the original text was designed to complement the simplicity of the stage. With an whole gamut of visuals for us to enjoy, much of the original dialogue is rendered superflu...