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Cleopatra (1999)

Cleopatra poster
Directed by
Franc Roddam
Genre
biographical film, drama television series
Country
Germany, United States
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 192 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This miniseries follows the life of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. It shows her relationships with powerful Roman leaders like Julius Caesar and Mark Antony as she tries to protect her kingdom.

historicaldramaticepicromantictragicslow-pacedformalsumptuous

What happens

Cleopatra is a 1999 miniseries adaptation of Margaret George's 1997 historical fiction novel The Memoirs of Cleopatra. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment, it stars Leonor Varela as the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, Timothy Dalton as Julius Caesar, Billy Zane as Mark Antony, Rupert Graves as Octavius, Sean Pertwee as Brutus and Bruce Payne as Cassius. Cleopatra was first broadcast on ABC television network in two parts on two consecutive evenings in May 1999 and then released on videotape and DVD in 2001. Judy Farr, Martin Hitchcock and Frank Walsh were nominated for an Emmy in 1999 for outstanding art direction for a miniseries or a movie for their work on Cleopatra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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