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Cleopatra is the name of several movies about the last Egyptian queen of the same name. Movies of this title were released in 1912, 1917, 1920, 1934, 1963, and 1999. Wikipedia currently has articles for the following versions:

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Cleopatra on the Web: Movies (Tim Spalding)
The Cleopatra Costume on Stage and in Film (David Clauson)
Ancient Greece in the Cinema (Nick Lowe)

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-'''''Cleopatra''''' is the name of several movies about [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|the last Egyptian queen of the same name]]. Movies of this title were released in [[1912]], [[1917]], [[1920]], [[1934]], [[1963]], and [[1999]].
+'''''Cleopatra''''' is the name of several movies about [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|the last Egyptian queen of the same name]]. Movies of this title were released in [[1912]], [[1917]], [[1920]], [[1934]], [[1963]], and [[1999]]. Wikipedia currently has articles for the following versions:
-*[[Cleopatra (1917 film)|1917 film]]
-*[[Cleopatra (1934 film)|1934 film]]
-The 1934 film was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] and won for cinematography (Victor Milner).  It was written by [[Bartlett Cormack]], [[Vincent Lawrence]], and [[Valdemar Young]] and was directed by [[Cecil B. DeMille]].  It starred [[Claudette Colbert]] as [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra]], [[Warren William]] as [[Julius Caesar]], [[Henry Wilcoxon]] as [[Marc Antony]], [[Joseph Schildkraut]] as King [[Herod Agrippa I|Herod]], and [[Ian Keith]] as [[Augustus Caesar|Octavian]]. This movie was made during the time the Hays code had just taken place so it got away with more then other movies later might have.
-*[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|1963 film]]
+*[[Cleopatra (1917 film)]]
+*[[Cleopatra (1934 film)]]
-[[Image:Image-1963 Cleopatra trailer screenshot (35)2.jpg|thumb|250px|Elizabeth Taylor in "Cleopatra" (1963)]]
+*[[Cleopatra (1963 film)]]
-Produced by [[Walter Wanger]], the 1963 film won [[Academy Awards]] for cinematography, art direction, costumes, sets, and special effects. It was also nominated in the [[Academy Award for Best Picture|best picture]] category. It was written by [[Sidney Buchman]], [[Ben Hecht]], [[Ranald MacDougall]], and [[Joseph L. Mankiewicz]] from a book by [[Carlo Mario Franzero]] and was directed by Mankiewicz.  It starred [[Elizabeth Taylor]] as [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra]], [[Richard Burton (actor)|Richard Burton]] as [[Marc Antony]], and [[Rex Harrison]] as [[Julius Caesar]] (nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]). The supporting cast included [[Roddy McDowall]] as the villainous [[Caesar Augustus|Octavian]], [[Martin Landau]] as Antony's aide Rufio, and [[Hume Cronyn]] as Cleopatra's servant Sosigenes.  ''Cleopatra'' premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in [[New York City]] on [[June 12]], [[1963]].
+*[[Cleopatra (1999 film)]]
-== [[Cleopatra (1999 film)|1999 film]] ==
-The 1999 ''Cleopatra'' (produced by [[Hallmark Cards#Subsidiaries|Hallmark Entertainment]]) starred [[Leonor Varela]] (Cleopatra), [[Timothy Dalton]] (Caesar), [[Rupert Graves]] (Octavius) and [[Billy Zane]] (Antony). Based on the book ''Memoirs of Cleopatra'' by [[Margaret George]] and even less faithful to history than the earlier versions, it was shown first on television and then released on videotape and DVD.
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 * [http://www.davidclaudon.com/Cleo/Cleopatra1.html The Cleopatra Costume on Stage and in Film] (David Clauson)
 * [http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Classics/NJL/films.html Ancient Greece in the Cinema] (Nick Lowe)
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-[[Category:Best Picture Academy Award nominees]]
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-[[Category:Biographical films]]
-[[Category:Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz]]
-[[Category:Films shot in 65mm]]
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