Antony & Cleopatra

Antony & Cleopatra

170 mins | Drama, Romance, History | May 8, 1981

Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of the Roman Empire. Antony, though married to Fulvia, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with Queen Cleopatra. In Antony's absence, Caesar and Lepidus worry about Pompey's increasing strength.

Antony & Cleopatra

170 mins | Drama, Romance, History | May 8, 1981

Antony & Cleopatra
Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of the Roman Empire. Antony, though married to Fulvia, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with Queen Cleopatra. In Antony's absence, Caesar and Lepidus worry about Pompey's increasing strength.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers BBC, Time-Life Television Productions
Original title Antony & Cleopatra
Directors Jonathan Miller
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Colin Blakely

as Antony

Jane Lapotaire

as Cleopatra

Ian Charleson

as Octavius Caesar

Esmond Knight

as Lepidus

George Innes

as Menas

Jonathan Adams

as Ventidius

John Paul

as Canidius

Darien Angadi

as Alexas

Janet Key

as Charmain

Howard Goorney

as Soothsayer

Emrys James

as Enobarbus

Kevin Huckstep

as Messenger

Michael Anthony

as Messenger

Mohammad Shamsi

as Mardian

Harry Waters

as Thidias

David Neal

as Proculelus

Anthony Pedley

as Agrippa

Geoffrey Collins

as Dolabella

Donald Sumpter

as Pompeius

Desmond Stokes

as Menecrates

Lynn Farleigh

as Octavia

David Kincaid

as Cleopatra's Messenger

Simon Chandler

as Eros

Pat Connell

as Soldier

George Howe

as Euphronius

John Eastham

as Servant

Iain Rattray

as Soldier

Frederick Warder

as Soldier

Michael Egan

as Soldier

Alec Sabin

as Dercetas

Jimmy Gardner

as Clown