Antony and Cleopatra Plot Summary and Details

Plot

Charleton Heston directed, wrote, and starred in this adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Drama,Epic and Historical

Run Time:

180min.

Director(s):

Charlton Heston

Starring:

Charlton Heston , Hildegard Neil , Eric Porter , John Castle , Fernando Rey

Themes:

Star-Crossed Lovers

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