Cleopatra (1934)
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Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 8 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis: Grandiose, epic, and vintage Hollywood. Claudette Colbert stars as the captivating and powerful Queen of Egypt in this classic Hollywood film. When Julius Caesar, the leader of the Roman Empire, succumbs to the charms of the sultry Cleopatra, he creates a scandal big enough to shake the... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Gertrude Michael, Joseph Schildkraut
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Screenwriter: Waldemar Young, Vincent Lawrence
Producer: Cecil B. DeMille
Composer: Rudolph G. Kopp
Screenwriter: Waldemar Young, Vincent Lawrence
Producer: Cecil B. DeMille
Composer: Rudolph G. Kopp
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Despite many incongruous elements, like treating the text as soap opera and the dialogue as gossip, this is one of DeMille's most enjoyable films, superior to Mankiewicz 1963 version, in large part due to Claudette Colbert's sexy interpretation.
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It's fun to watch -- no, it's stunning to watch, because of all the money that DeMille and company threw at the screen.
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The master showman Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra (1934) is a modernistic 1930s costume spectacle that reshapes the Cleopatra story
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Film review: Absolutely wonderful movie with special praise for the scriptwriter.
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