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   Oct 17, 2020 · The film’s story actually gives a rather accurate account of history, breaking up Cleopatra’s involvement with Caesar and her rise to the throne in the first half of the film, and then her involvement with Mark Anthony following Caesar’s death and her ultimate downfall in the second half of the film.

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3. www.grunge.com › 483692 › how-historically-accurateHow Historically Accurate Is 1963's Cleopatra? - Grunge

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   Aug 10, 2021 · 1963's Cleopatra is very accurate on paper, but not so much visually. Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Cleopatra was unique in comparison to past Ptolemaic rulers in that she was the first to be fluent in Egyptian.

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   Caesar, in effective control of the kingdom, sentences Pothinus to death for arranging an assassination attempt on Cleopatra, and banishes Ptolemy to the eastern desert, where he and his outnumbered army would face certain death against Mithridates.

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   Feb 22, 2017 · The film uses Cleopatra in place of Calpurnia in many scenes with Caesar, even though Calpurnia was his true wife. The murder as described in Plutarch happened in a theater that Pompey built, implying a supernatural influence guiding the events that were to happen.

6. collider.com › queen-cleopatra-netflix-true-storyHow Much of ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Is Real? - Collider

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   May 16, 2023 · While the popular version (often based on the account by Roman historians who villainized Cleopatra) of this particular event suggests that Cleopatra mesmerized Caesar through her beauty...

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   May 31, 2019 · The movie never offers much indication why the character of Antony is worth a shit. And its big central love story seems based on Antony’s envy of Caesar and Cleopatra’s lust for power.

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   Is Cleopatra a true story?

   • The film’s story actually gives a rather accurate account of history, breaking up Cleopatra’s involvement with Caesar and her rise to the throne in the first half of the film, and then her involvement with Mark Anthony following Caesar’s death and her ultimate downfall in the second half of the film.

   A Closer Look at Hollywood’s Historical Accuracy in the 1963 Film

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   How did Cleopatra convince Caesar to restore her throne?

   • Cleopatra convinces Caesar to restore her throne from Ptolemy. Caesar, in effective control of the kingdom, sentences Pothinus to death for arranging an assassination attempt on Cleopatra, and banishes Ptolemy to the eastern desert, where he and his outnumbered army would face certain death against Mithridates.

   Cleopatra (1963 film) - Wikipedia

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   Was Cleopatra a good movie?

   • Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian, and Darryl F. Zanuck, from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall, and Sidney Buchman, the film won Academy Awards for best costume design, cinematography, production design, and best visual effects. Cleopatra was the most expensive film ever upon its release.

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   Was Cleopatra a real person?

   • Therefore, it is unlikely that the real Cleopatra would have been as fair-skinned or as free of genetic disease as Elizabeth Taylor. Similarly, it is unlikely that Ancient Egypt would have been as relatively devoid of African, Arabic, and Levantine people as the film might imply.

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   Was Cleopatra a bad movie?

   • Claudia Cassidy of the Chicago Tribune summarized Cleopatra as a "huge and disappointing film." Of the cast, she lauded "Rex Harrison's brilliantly quizzical Caesar, the best written role in Joseph Mankiewicz's erratic script, and haunted by Richard Burton's tragic Marc Antony, an actor's triumph over a writer's mediocrity.

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   Did Cleopatra enter Rome in 'extravagant'?

   • Scene of Cleopatra’s entrance into Rome in the 1963 film Cleopatra. ‘Extravagant’ is perhaps the perfect word to describe Cleopatra, the Oscar-winning 1963 film.

   A Closer Look at Hollywood’s Historical Accuracy in the 1963 Film

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9. factmole.com › movies › is-the-movie-cleopatra-1963Is the movie Cleopatra (1963) based on a true story?

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   Oct 20, 2020 · Yes, the movie Cleopatra (1963) is based on the true story of the life of Cleopatra VII of Egypt, who was the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The movie depicts the relationships between Cleopatra and Julius Caesar and later, Mark Antony, as well as her war with Octavian (later known as Augustus) for control of Rome.