Tag: Mark Antony

Julius Caesar (1970)

Director: Stuart Burge Producer: Peter Snell Screenplay: Robert Furnival Based on: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Genre: Biography | Drama | Epic | Historical | War Music: Michael J. Lewis Country: United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Commonwealth United Entertainment Release date: 1970 Running time: 116 minutes Charlton Heston…

Julius Caesar (1953)

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Producer: John Houseman Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Based on: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Genre: Biography | Drama | Epic | Historical Music: Miklós Rózsa Country: United States Language: English Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date: 1953 Running time: 121 minutes Marlon Brando (1924-2004) as Mark…

Marlon Brando

(1924–2004) Marlon Brando, Jr. Filmography as Actor: A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando     Julius Caesar 1953 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Marlon Brando, James Mason     Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons…

Cleopatra’s Banquet (1675-1680)

Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Cleopatra’s Banquet c.1675–1680 Oil on canvas, 74 x 95.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Cleopatra made a bet with Mark Antony on who could give the most lavish banquet. She won by dissolving a priceless pearl in vinegar and…

Richard Burton

(1925–1984) Richard Walter Jenkins, CBE Filmography as Actor: The Robe 1953 Director: Henry Koster Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons     Alexander the Great 1956 Director: Robert Rossen Starring: Richard Burton, Fredric March     Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton     The…

Cleopatra (1963)

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Producer: Walter Wanger Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman Based on: The Life and Times of Cleopatra by C. M. Franzero Genre: Historical | Drama Music: Alex North Country: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland Language:…

Charlton Heston

(1923–2008) John Charles Carter or Charlton John Carter Filmography as Actor: The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner     Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins     El Cid…

Cleopatra

(69–30 BC) Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ Cleopatra VII Philopator Queen of Egypt (51–30 BC) Cleopatra in Art: Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) La Morte di Cleopatra c.1645–1655 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di Cleopatra 1660–1662 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano    …

Julius Caesar

(100–44 BC) Gaius Julius Caesar Dictator (49–44 BC) Consul of Rome (59, 48, 46–45, 44 BC) Works: • Commentarii de bello civili (Latin) ◊ Commentaries on the Civil War (English) • De Bello Gallico, Libri I-IV (Latin) • De Bello…