Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

10 mins | Drama | Nov. 3, 1908

A short film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to dramatize the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

10 mins | Drama | Nov. 3, 1908

A short film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to dramatize the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.

Producers	Vitagraph
Original title	Antony and Cléopatra
Directors	Charles Kent, J. Stuart Blackton
Writers

Cast

Maurice Costello

as Marc Antony

Florence Lawrence

as Cleopatra

William V. Ranous

as Octavius Caesar

Charles Chapman

as Mark Anthony