Antony and Cleopatra (1913)
1913 · Silent film · 74 min · dir. Enrico Guazzoni
- Drama
- History
- Romance
Synopsis
Based loosely on Shakespeare's play, Plutarch's "Life of Antony", and Pietro Cossa's dramatic poem, "Cleopatra", this movie was spectacular for its time. It offers location shots made in Italy and Egypt, large crowd scenes (e.g., the Roman army embarking in Alexandria), lots of emotional drama (Marc Antony & Cleopatra, his wife Octavia, sister of Antony's rival Octavian, unhistorically coming to Alexandria to beg him to return to her, and some mean, mean looks exchanged between Octavia and…
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Details
- Director
- Enrico Guazzoni
- Cinematography
- Alessandro Bona
- Studio
- Società Italiana Cines
- Released
- 1913-10-18
- Original title
- Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra
- Running time
- 74 minutes
Cast & crew
Enrico Guazzoni Director
Gianna Terribili-Gonzales
Amleto Novelli- Ignazio Lupi
- Elsa Lenard
- Matilde Di Marzio
- Ruffo Geri
- Ida Carloni Talli
Bruto Castellani
