Antony And Cleopatra (1972) On DVD

Actor:           Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter, John Castle, Fernando Rey                       
Director:       Charlton Heston 
Genre:          Drama
Year:            1972
Studio:         Warner Brothers
Length:        138
Released:    March 29, 2011
Rating:         Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:            NTSC, Color
Language:   English
Subtitles  :   N/A

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Shakespeare’s works, Charlton Heston said, are “the measuring stick against which you measure an actor’s work.” Heston made his Broadway debut against that measuring stick, appearing in a supporting role in Antony and Cleopatra. Twenty-five years later, he was one of the world’s biggest stars when he brought his authoritative presence and literary command to the lead role of Marc Antony in this masterful movie adaptation of the Bard’s tale of Rome’s hero and Egypt’s queen (Hildegarde Neil). Heston wrote the adaptation and also directed, opening up the story to its cinematic possibilities with spectacle, pyramids, warfare at sea (with some similarity to Heston’s mighty Ben-Hur) and a clash of armies on land. Peter Snell produced the epic drama.