Antony and Cleopatra (1975)
A Classic of Love and Treachery
After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's Queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
- Date of release
- 1975-01-04
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Director
- Jon Scoffield, Trevor Nunn
Casting
- Janet Suzman — Cleopatra
- Richard Johnson — Antony
- Corin Redgrave — Octavius
- Patrick Stewart — Enobarbus
- Rosemary McHale — Charmian
- Philip Locke — Agrippa
- Mary Rutherford — Octavia
- Raymond Westwell — Lepidus
- Darien Angadi — Alexas
- Geoffrey Hutchings — Fig Seller
- Tony Osoba — Cleopatra's Servant
- William Morgan Sheppard — Scarus
Interesting facts
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1974 videotaped television production of William Shakespeare's 1606 play of the same name, produced by ATV starring Richard Johnson as Mark Antony, Janet Suzman as Cleopatra, and Patrick Stewart as Enobarbus. It was directed by Jon Scoffield and is an adaptation of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production of the play. It features then-little-known Ben Kingsley and Tim Pigott-Smith in small roles.
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