Cleopatra
A historical epic about the life and times of Cleopatra's reign.
June 12, 1963
Cast:
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Rex Harrison
Roddy McDowall
Martin Landau
Hume Cronyn
George Cole
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer:
Walter Wanger
Written by:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall, and Sidney Buchman
Distributor:
20th Century-Fox
$31.1 million
Box Office:
$57.8 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color - Won (Leon Shamroy)
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Set Decoration, Color - Won (John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, and Ray Moyer)
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color - Won (Irene Sharaff, Vittorio Nino Novarese, Renié)
Academy Award for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects - Won (Emil Kosa Jr.)
Academy Award for Best Picture - Nominated
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominated (Rex Harrison)
Academy Award for Best Sound - Nominated (James Corcoran and Fred Hynes)
Academy Award for Best Film Editing - Nominated (Dorothy Spencer)
Academy Award for Best Music, Score, Substantially Original - Nominated (Alex North)
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
52%