Title from web page. Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. Contains both the theatrical and long versions. Special features: Cleopatra through the ages: a cultural history; Cleopatra's missing footage; Fox movie channel presents Fox Legacy; commentary with Chris Mankiewicz, Maring Landau Jason Brodsky; the Cleopatra papers: a private correspondence; Cleopatra: the film that changed Hollywood; The fourth star of Cleopatra; Fox Movietone news; theatrical trailers. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Martin Landau, Roddy McDowall, Hume Cronyn, Francesca Annis, Cesare Danova, Robert Stephens.
Summary:
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the epic spectacle-its opulence and sweeping grandeur have never been more glorious. Elizabeth Taylor stars as Cleopatra, the glamorous and cunning queen on Egypt. To secure her hold on power, she seduces the rulers of Rome, only to meet her match in Mark Antony, played by Richard Burton. Their passionate romance could decide the fate of the worldâ‚‚s greatest empires.
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