Cleopatra (1934 film)

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drama film film historical epic film

Cleopatra (1934 film) is a lavish 1930s historical epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the life and romances of the famed Egyptian queen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
historical epic film ⓘ
artDirectionBy Hans Dreier ⓘ
Roland Anderson ⓘ
award Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing nomination ⓘ
basedOn life of Cleopatra VII ⓘ
cinematographyBy Victor Milner ⓘ
costumeDesignBy Travis Banton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
depicts Battle of Actium ⓘ
assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ
director Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Anne Bauchens ⓘ
era Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
format black-and-white film ⓘ
genre epic film ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Cleopatra VII ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
medium theatrical feature film ⓘ
musicBy Rudolph G. Kopp ⓘ
narrativeFocus romantic relationships of Cleopatra VII ⓘ
notableFor elaborate costumes ⓘ
large-scale sets ⓘ
lavish production design ⓘ
portrays Cleopatra VII ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt

Roman–Egyptian relations ⓘ
producer Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ
productionCompany Paramount Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1934 ⓘ
releaseYear 1934 ⓘ
runtime approximately 100 minutes ⓘ
setInPeriod Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Egypt

Roman Republic ⓘ
starred C. Aubrey Smith ⓘ
Claudette Colbert ⓘ
Gertrude Michael ⓘ
Henry Wilcoxon ⓘ
Ian Keith ⓘ
Warren William ⓘ
subject Cleopatra VII ⓘ
surface form: Cleopatra VII of Egypt
timePeriodOfSetting 1st century BC ⓘ

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