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Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
Director: Jonathan Miller
Cast: Colin Blakely, Jane Lapotaire, Ian Charleson, Esmond Knight
Runtime170 min
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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.
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Antony & Cleopatra (1981) is a British television film directed by Jonathan Miller that dramatizes the relationship between the Roman general Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. While the film is largely faithful to the historical account, it has received a mixed critical reception, with some praising its nuanced portrayal of the central characters and others finding it slow-paced or lacking in visual grandeur. The television movie was not widely recognized with major awards.
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Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published in 1623, under the title The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra.
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