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Plot

Perhaps inspired by the success of PBS' Shakespeare Plays series, Bard Productions Ltd. Came out with this diverting if not very cinematic adaptation of the Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Timothy Dalton plays Marc Antony, while Lynn Redgrave is uncharacteristically alluring as Queen Cleopatra. The all-TV cast includes Nichelle Nichols, Anthony Geary, Walter Koenig, and Brian Kerwin. Also making a cameo appearance is John Carradine, giving his all to the brief part of the Soothsayer. At three hours, Antony and Cleopatra has some trouble getting bookings outside the "art" houses.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Art and Experimental,Documentary,Drama,Special Interest
Run Time:
183min.
DVD Release Date:
01/30/2001
Director(s):
Lawrence Carra , Jonathan Miller
Starring:
Jane Lapotaire , Timothy Dalton , Lynn Redgrave
Themes:
Femmes Fatales,Crowned Heads,Rise To Power,Star-Crossed Lovers
Tone:
Downbeat,Passionate,Literate,Tense
Keywords:
betrayal,passion,production [showbiz],queen [royalty],stage,tragic-love,war
Language:
English