Cleopatra is more well-known for what happened behind-the-scenes than what's on film: the romance between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and their demands, the battles over creative control by the filmmakers and the swelling budget that bankrupted a film studio. Even so, the most expensive film ever made is a decent epic. It weighs in at over three hours, has great production values that made it to the screen and a great cast including Rex Harrison (Julius Caesar) and Roddy McDowell (Caesar Augustus). The result may not be the best movie of all-time, but still a Hollywood classic.
Partial Cast List
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Rex Harrison
George Cole
Hume Cronyn
Andrew Keir
Martin Landau
Roddy McDowell
Robert Stephens
Francesca Annis
... Cleopatra
... Marc Anthony
... Julius Caesar
... Flavius
... Sosigenes
... Agrippa
... Rufio
... Caesar Augustus
... Germanicus
... Eiras
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Carlo Mario Franzero
Sidney Buchman
Ranald MacDougall
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Walter Wanger
Alex North
Leon Shamroy
Dorothy Spencer
Stuart Lyons
