Directed by:
Vittorio CottafaviScreenplay:
Giorgio CristalliniCinematography:
Mario PachecoComposer:
Renzo RosselliniCast:
Linda Cristal, Ettore Manni, Georges Marchal, Daniela Rocca, Rafael Luis Calvo, Mino Doro, Andrea Aureli, Alfredo Mayo, Conrado San Martín (more)Plots(1)
Released not long before a much more spectacular Cleopatra came along to make Elizabeth Taylor even more famous, this routine drama by Vittorio Cottafavi, a director who favors historical epics, is no competition. The prelude to Cleopatra's demise is the main focus of attention, but in this drama Mark Antony's presence is usurped by the Roman envoy Curridius (Ettore Manni). Curridius travels all the way from Rome to warn Antony that the powers-that-be are not thrilled with his behavior. Along the way, he faces one danger after another and then encounters Cleopatra (Linda Cristal) to make it all seem worth the effort. Gladiators in combat, underwater fights, and other impressive action scenes enliven the story. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Linda Cristal
Argentina
Best movies:
The Alamo (1960)
Two Rode Together (1961)
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
Ettore Manni
Italy
Best movies:
Il malato immaginario (1979)
In the Name of the Pope King (1977)
Big Guns (1973)
Georges Marchal
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Belle de Jour (1967)
The Dirty Game (1965)
Daniela Rocca
Italy
Best movies:
Divorce Italian Style (1961)
The Sucker (1965)
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
Rafael Luis Calvo
Spain
Best movies:
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
King of Kings (1961)
Caravana de esclavos (1958)
Mino Doro
Italy
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Andrea Aureli
Italy
Best movies:
The Moro Affair (1986)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Young Toscanini (1988)
Alfredo Mayo
Spain
Best movies:
Peppermint frappé (1967)
The Hunt (1966)
The Call of the Wild (1972)
Conrado San Martín
Spain
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
Long Days of Vengeance (1967)
Stefano Oppedisano
Italy
Best movies:
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
Andy Warhol's Dracula (1974)
The Night of the Devils (1972)
Jany Clair
France
Best movies:
Modigliani of Montparnasse (1958)
Mary Carrillo
Spain
Best movies:
La colmena (1982)
The Holy Innocents (1984)
Dark Habits (1983)
Salvatore Furnari
Best movies:
The Tree of Guernica (1975)
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death (1979)
Escape from the Bronx (1983)
Juan Cazalilla
Best movies:
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
The Mercenary (1968)
Bell from Hell (1973)
Tomás Blanco
Spain
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
The House That Screamed (1969)
Le Retour de Surcouf (1966)
Rafael Durán
Spain
Best movies:
María Mahor
Spain
Best movies:
The Tall Women (1966)
Juan Maján
Best movies:
You Die... But I Live (1967)
Land Raiders (1969)
Slugs (1988)