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Cleopatra

1934 · 100 min

A lavish, old-fashioned spectacle that sweeps you up in grand romance and intrigue, with a bittersweet, tragic pull.

Tagline
The love affair that shook the world!
Overview
The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • love
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
history, drama, romance
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Written by
Vincent Lawrence, Waldemar Young
Starring
Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, Gertrude Michael, C. Aubrey Smith, Irving Pichel
Music
Rudolph G. Kopp
Cinematography
Victor Milner
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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