Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra

DVD 2009

One of the most remarkable motion pictures ever to hit the silver screen is now available in a new 75th Anniversary Edition. Egypt, 48 B.C. Cleopatra is facing palace revolt in her kingdom. She decides to embrace the arrival of Julius Caesar as a way of solidifying her power under Roman rule. When Caesar is led astray by Cleopatra and is killed, she transfers her affections to Marc Antony. She does all that she can to dazzle Marc on a barge fit f...

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Betrayal Drama

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. Drama

Deception Drama

Egypt History 332-30 B.C. Drama

Egypt Politics and government 332-30 B.C. Drama

Man-woman relationships Egypt Drama

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Universal backlot series

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Edition:

75th anniversary edition

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
monochrome
digital
optical
stereo
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Other Title:

Cleopatra [DVD]
Cleopatra, 75th anniversary edition [DVD]
Cleopatra (Motion picture : 1934)

Notes:

Bonus features: Claudette Colbert: queen of the silver screen; Cecil B. DeMille: Hollywood's epic director; Forbidden film: the Production Code era; Theatrical trailer; Feature commentary with filmmaker F.X. Feeney
Originally released as a motion picture in 1934
From an adaptation of historical material by Bartlett Cormack
Music by Rudolph Kopp ; photographed by Victor Milner ; Miss Colbert's costumes designed by Travis Banton
Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Gertrude Michael, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, C. Aubrey Smith
DVD; NTSC; Region 1, full screen; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; digitally remastered; dual-layer
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.), French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

908081

UPC:

025195051002

Other Authors:

Colbert, Claudette
Cormack, Bartlett, 1898-1942
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984
William, Warren, 1895-1948

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