A Queen for Caesar (1962)

Original title

Una regina per Cesare

Directed by

Piero Pierotti, Victor Tourjansky

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the power struggle among Egyptian rulers in 48 BC before Julius Caesar arrives in Alexandria. It centers on Cleopatra and her rivals fighting for control of the throne.

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What happens

A Queen for Caesar (Italian: Una regina per Cesare, French: Cléopâtre une reine pour César) is a 1962 Italian-French historical drama film directed by Piero Pierotti and Victor Tourjansky and starring Pascale Petit, George Ardisson and Rik Battaglia. It is set in Egypt in 48 BC. Unlike other films about Caesar and Cleopatra, this film focuses entirely on the dynastic struggle within Egypt leading up to the arrival of Caesar, and in fact, we only see him in the closing scene of the film when he arrives at the Ptolemaic Palace in Alexandria. This film was shot at the Incir De Paolis Studios in Rome. 20th Century Fox bought the rights for the film to keep it out of release lest it compete with their own Elizabeth Taylor Cleopatra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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