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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Historical re-creations Epics Features Drama |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt; Marcus Antonius |
| Material Type: | Film |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Enrico Guazzoni; Gianna Terribili-Gonzales; Amleto Novelli; Ignazio Lupi; Elsa Lenard; Pietro Cossa; William Shakespeare; Plutarch.; Cines (Firm); K.E.S.E. (Firm); Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress) |
| OCLC Number: | 21043201 |
| Notes: | Copyright: unknown. Originally released in Italy in 1913 as Marcantonio e Cleopatra, probably released in eleven reels; first released in the U.S. as Antony and Cleopatra by George Kleine as an eight-reel film in 1914, copyrighted by George Kleine, 28Jul13, LU1028. Nitrate deterioration printed through. Based loosely on Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra, Plutarch's Lives, and Pietro Cossa's dramatic poem Cleopatra. A Kleine film classic. Reference sources used: Moving picture world, v. 19, p. 150-51; Prolo's Storia del cinema muto italiana, p. 54-55, 159; George Kleine papers in M/B/RS. |
| Credits: | Designer, Enrico Guazzoni ; photographer, A. Bona. |
| Cast: | Giovanna Terribili Gonzales (Cleopatra), Antony Novelli (Mark Antony), Ignazio Lupi (Augustus Caesar Octavius), Elsa Lenard (Octavia), Matilde di Marzio (Charmian). |
| Description: | 6 reels of 6 on 2 (2230 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print. 6 reels of 6 on 2 (2230 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg. 6 reels of 6 on 2 (2230 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. arch pos. |
| Other Titles: | Marcantonio e Cleopatra. |
| Responsibility: | Cines ; director, writer, Enrico Guazzoni. |
Abstract:
After conquering Egypt, Antony sends for Cleopatra, who has been told by an oracle that she will have great power over Antony. Antony travels to Alexandria to see Cleopatra again, and becomes obsessed with her. Octavius, Antony's Roman wife, threatens the vengeance of Rome against Antony after he spurns her in Egypt. Charmian, a slave who has saved Antony's life by warning him about Cleopatra's scheming courtiers, is put to death by a jealous Cleopatra. The Roman Senate declares Antony a traitor, and when he is defeated in battle by Octavius, he commits suicide. Cleopatra tries unsuccessfully to entice Octavius, and kills herself. Octavius returns triumphant to Rome. Photographed in Rome and Egypt.
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- Cleopatra, -- Queen of Egypt, -- -30 B.C. -- Drama.
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