Cleopatra (1963 movie)

Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Directed by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Rouben Mamoulian (uncredited; fired and replaced by Mankiewicz); Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited)
Screenplay by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Ranald MacDougall; Sidney Buchman; Ben Hecht (uncredited)
Based on	The Life and Times of Cleopatra; by C.M. Franzero; Histories; by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Starring	Elizabeth Taylor; Richard Burton; Rex Harrison; Roddy McDowall; Martin Landau; Hume Cronyn; George Cole; Kenneth Haigh
Narrated by	Ben Wright
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy; Jack Hildyard (uncredited)
Edited by	Dorothy Spencer; Elmo Williams (uncredited)
Music by	Alex North
Production; companies	MCL Films S.A.; Walwa Films S.A.
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	12 June 1963 (New York, premiere); 31 July 1963 (United Kingdom);
Running time	192 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States; Switzerland
Language	English
Budget	$44 million
Box office	$57,777,778 (US)

Cleopatra (1963) is an epic sword and sandal movie starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, and Richard Burton. It was written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. At the time, this movie had more money put into its budget than any movie befor that. It did not get back its production cost at the box office. It won four minor Academy Awards but lost Best Picture to Tom Jones.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Cleopatra (1963)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
↑ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p253

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