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Cleopatra (1963)

★ 7.1 · 845 ratings on TMDB

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Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
CastAndrew Keir, Cesare Danova, Elizabeth Taylor, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Kenneth Haigh
GenresDrama, History, Romance
The emergence reading

Cleopatra keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Shared director or cast.

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