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| Director: Cecil B. Demille
Actors: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith
Studio: Universal Studios
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 5447
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Hifi Sound, Original Recording Reissued, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0783212887
UPC: 096898064439
EAN: 9780783212883
ASIN: 6303382959
Theatrical Release Date: October 5, 1934
Release Date: March 28, 1995
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 Required watching was a thrill... April 7, 2002
Heather A. Spares (Toronto, Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I originally had to watch this for a University class, but after seeing it I couldn't stop raving about it! In a class studying your average 'sword&sandal' Roman spectacle, this movie had the class and lavish sets and costumes of Old Hollywood combined with a fresh humour that seems never to have tarnished. Claudette Colbert, I must admit, I'd never heard of before, but she was stunning in the title role. It was obvious that she had fun with it, and there isn't anything I like better to see! Definitely recommended for a good popcorn and couch night!
 Amazing stuff! March 8, 2005
nom-de-nick (United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Naturally it's DeMille fluff, but it's DeMille fluff at its height, which means it's emminently watchable and enjoyable. OK. the sets aren't quite historically accurate all the time, and the acting and dialogue can be overdone or stilted, and some of the costumes are kinda cheesy, but you just can't help enjoying this! It's still better that Liz's version, and Claudette Colbert was, have to admit it, hot. Worth owning ... as soon as Universal gets off its duff and releases the DVD.
What Costumes! April 17, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
DeMille gives a very unique touch to this intriguing account of the love triangle between cleopartra, marc antony, and julius caesar. Claudette Colbert was excellent as Cleopatra, Henry Wilcoxen has this acting style that you never forget, and the cinematography is excelent. 1963's Cleopatra stands no chance against this excellent film.
The Original, True Cleopatra May 24, 1999
Nymeria (Denver, CO United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is it! A not to be missed, fairly visually stunning adaptation of the Antony/Cleopatra realtionship. It tells a far better story in half the time of the Burton/Taylor epic of the 60's. I recomend this highly!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
Very Entertaining. Best of the Cleopatra movies. June 23, 2000
William R. Ray (Arden, NC USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hollywood has been making this story over and over again but has yet to equal the entertainment value of DeMille's 1934 extravaganza. Shorter than its counterparts, this film moves along so you won't get bored. Yet, it still tells the same complete story as the more famous 1963 film with Liz Taylor.Sexy costumes, bold Romans and very enlightened Egyptian women (this is a pre-code film) make for grand filmaking that is exceptable for all but the youngest family members. I love it and have viewed my copy at least a dozen times. Highly recommended.
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