"The most lavish picture ever on the screen!"

1945

2h 18m

6.2(58 votes)

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Overview

The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

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Cast & Crew

116 members

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Claude Rains

Julius Caesar

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Vivien Leigh

Cleopatra

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Stewart Granger

Apollodorus

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Flora Robson

Ftatateeta

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Francis L. Sullivan

Pothinus

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Basil Sydney

Rufio

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Cecil Parker

Britannus

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Raymond Lovell

Lucius Septimus

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Anthony Eustrel

Achillas

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Ernest Thesiger

Theodotus

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Anthony Harvey

Ptolemy

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Robert Adams

Nubian Slave

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Olga Edwardes

Cleopatra's Lady Attendant

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Stanley Holloway

Belzanor

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Michael Rennie

1st Centurion

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Esme Percy

Major Domo

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Leo Genn

Bel Affris

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Alan Wheatley

Persian

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Charles Victor

1st Porter

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Ronald Shiner

2nd Porter

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John Laurie

1st. Auxiliary Sentinel

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James McKechnie

2nd. Centurion

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Anthony Holles

Boatman

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John Bryning

Sentinel

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Charles Rolfe

2nd. Auxiliary Sentinel

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Felix Aylmer

1st. Nobleman

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Ivor Barnard

2nd. Nobleman

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Valentine Dyall

1st. Guardsman

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Charles Deane

2nd. Guardsman

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B.Q. Alakija

Ethiopian Dancer (uncredited)

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Chick Alexander

Major Domo's Attendant (uncredited)

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Hylton Allen

Councillor (uncredited)

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Renée Asherson

Iras (uncredited)

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Marie Ault

Egyptian Lady (uncredited)

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Peter Bayliss

Aide to Mithridates (uncredited)

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André Belhomme

Boatman (uncredited)

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Agnes Bernelle

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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June Black

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Mary Boyle

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Dorothy Bramhall

Lady (uncredited)

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Bernard Bright

Ethiopian Dancer (uncredited)

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Olwen Brookes

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Ena Burrill

Egyptian Lady (uncredited)

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Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης

Councillor (uncredited)

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Alice Calvert

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Cecil Calvert

Councillor (uncredited)

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Bob Cameron

Bucinator (uncredited)

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Jill Carpenter

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Gerald Case

Roman Tax Officer (uncredited)

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O.B. Clarence

Egyptian (uncredited)

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Paul Croft

Councillor (uncredited)

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Jackie Daniels

Lady (uncredited)

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Ronald Davidson

Roman Officer (uncredited)

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Anna Davis

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Daphne Day

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Bernard de Gautier

Assistant Palace Official (uncredited)

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Nantando de Villiers

Fan Girl (uncredited)

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Roy Ellett

Councillor (uncredited)

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Lilla Erulkar

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Margaret Fernald

Lady (uncredited)

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Ingrid Forrest

Dancer (uncredited)

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Harold Franklyn

Boatman (uncredited)

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Toni Gable

Lady (uncredited)

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Gordon Gantry

Roman Officer (uncredited)

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Renee Gilbert

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Babette Griffin

Lady (uncredited)

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Kathleen Harrison

Egyptian Woman (uncredited)

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Margaret Harvey

Lady (uncredited)

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Michael Martin Harvey

Councillor (uncredited)

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Billy Holland

Roman Officer (uncredited)

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Jean Hulley

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Hamilton Humphries

Auxiliary Roman Sentinel (uncredited)

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Moya Iles

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Basil Jayson

Mithridates (uncredited)

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Virginia Keiley

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Frederick Kelsey

Senator (uncredited)

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Gerhard Kempinski

Angry Boatman (uncredited)

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Kay Kendall

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Don Kenito

Singing Boatman (uncredited)

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Rita Lancaster

Lady (uncredited)

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Harry Lane

Councillor (uncredited)

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Hilda Lawrence

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Alan Lewis

Councillor (uncredited)

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Peter Lilley

Roman Officer (uncredited)

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Leonard Llewellyn

Palace Official (uncredited)

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Peter Lord

Special Roman Centurian (uncredited)

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George Luck

Councillor (uncredited)

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Mary Macklin

Lady (uncredited)

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H.F. Maltby

Councillor (uncredited)

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Zena Marshall

Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

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Gibb McLaughlin

High Priest (uncredited)

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Barry Meaton

Councillor (uncredited)

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Mary Midwinter

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Roma Milne

Fan Girl (uncredited)

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Charles Minor

Boatman (uncredited)

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Anne Moore

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Roger Moore

Roman Soldier (uncredited)

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Cathleen Nesbitt

Egyptian Lady (uncredited)

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Shaun Noble

Aide to Achillas (uncredited)

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Louise Nolan

Lady (uncredited)

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Charles Paton

Councillor (uncredited)

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Ingrid Puxon

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Jean Richards

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Princess Roshanara

Lady (uncredited)

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Roy Russell

Councillor (uncredited)

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Anne Sassoon

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Jean Simmons

Harpist (uncredited)

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Eve Smith

Fan Girl (uncredited)

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Don Stannard

Roman Officer (uncredited)

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Russell Thorndike

Harpist's Master (uncredited)

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Ludwig von Wohl

Palace Official (uncredited)

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Abdul Wahab

Cleopatra's Attendant (uncredited)

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C. Jervis Walter

Councillor (uncredited)

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Wilfred Walter

Councillor (uncredited)

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Mackenzie Ward

Councillor (uncredited)

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Jeanee Williams

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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