Cleopatra [videorecording (DVD)] / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Contributor(s): Mankiewicz, Joseph L [aus, drt.]
| Taylor, Elizabeth [act.] | Burton, Richard [act.] | Harrison, Rex [act.] | Brown, Pamela [act.] | Cole, George [act.] | Cronyn, Hume [act.] | Danova, Cesare [act.] | Haigh, Kenneth [act.] | Keir, Andrew [act.] | Landau, Martin [act.] | McDowall, Roddy [act.] | Shamroy, Leon | Spencer, Dorothy | North, Alex | Buchman, Sidney | Wanger, Walter [pro] | Franzero, Carlo Maria. Life and times of Cleopatra | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation | CBS Fox Video.
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Visual materialPublisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., 2001Edition: Special widescreen ed.Description: 3 DVDs (248 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Other title: Joseph L. Mankiewicz' Cleopatra [videorecording] Fourth star of Cleopatra | Fourth star of Cleopatra.Subject(s): Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Drama | Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. -- Drama | Caesar, Julius -- Assassination -- Drama | Cleopatra (Motion picture : 1963) | Man-woman relationships -- Drama | Heads of state -- Drama | Feature films | Historical filmsDDC classification: 791.43 MAN | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library DVD | 791.43 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00228380 |
Region 2 DVD.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963. "Based upon histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, Appian, other ancient sources and The life and times of Cleopatra by C.M. Franzero." Special features: Behind-the-scenes documentary Cleopatra : the film that changed Hollywood ; 1963 featurette The fourth star of Cleopatra ; archival footage from New York and Hollywood premiere ; commentary by Chris Mankiewicz, Tom Mankiewicz, Martin Landau and Jack Brodsky ; extensive still gallery with behind-the-scenes photos, costume sketches, concept art and more.
Includes reports of the New York and Hollywood premieres of the film.
Disc 1. Part 1 of feature -- Disc 2. Part 2 of feature -- Disc 3. Bonus features.
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Alex North ; screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman ; produced by Walter Wanger.
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Cesare Danova, Kenneth Haigh, Andrew Keir, Martin Landau, Roddy McDowall.
Presents the story of Cleopatra, queen of ancient Egypt, from her ascension to the throne through her struggle for power and her tumultous love affairs.
Videodisc ; Dolby Digital surround, Dolby Digital surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, preserving the 2.35:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition.
English or French language with subtitles available in English and Spanish.