Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

The most lavish picture ever on the screen!

At the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.

Director

Gabriel Pascal

Writers

George Bernard Shaw

Themes1st century bcalexandria egyptancient egyptbased on play or musicalcleopatracostume epicegyptfictionalized historyhistorical figurejulius caesar