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Synopsis: In 48 BC, Cleopatra, facing palace revolt in her kingdom of Egypt, welcomes the arrival of Julius Caesar as a way of solidifying her power under Rome. When Caesar, whom she has led astray, is killed, she transfers her affections to Marc Antony and dazzles him on a barge full of DeMillean splendor. But the trick may not work a third time...
Director(s): Cecil B. DeMille
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
NOT RATED
Year:
1934
100 min
1,629 Views


Come to my chambers and dine.

We'll make such plans.

Are your plans

for India or me?

Both.

Shouldn't a queen choose

for her confidant a king?

The word "king"

is not well-liked in Rome.

Caesar takes

what he wants.

Flavius.

My own guard

for the Queen's safety.

I had to walk miles across

the desert to the sea...

to find the fishing boat

that brought me to you.

But just seeing you is magic,

immortal Caesar.

That's quite a speech.

Your tongue is no longer

bewitched by Caesar, eh?

No.

It's my heart now.

That's strange, too.

I've never loved before.

Love?

If you'd bring true the dreams of

empire that fill your pretty head...

leave love alone.

I can't. It's too late.

Ah.

It's too late.

Will you do something

that will make me very happy?

I am here

to make you very happy.

Then drive Pothinos

out of Egypt.

Drive him? Where?

Into the desert where he drove me. No.

I came to talk of India,

not the quarrels of Egypt.

But I am Egypt.

If I make you so.

I was wrong.

Let's not talk

at all tonight.

Perhaps there's nothing

to talk about, ever.

You don't trust me?

No.

And if I said I really love

you, you wouldn't believe me?

No.

And if I implored you

to marry me, you wouldn't?

I'd have to ask my wife

in Rome.

As if you'd care

about that.

Divorce her. Together we

could conquer the world.

Nice of you

to include me.

I will be

Caesar's wife and ally.

You rate yourself highly,

my child.

So a woman isn't strong enough

to help the mighty Caesar?

Caesar.

Have you ever thought

what your life is worth?

Well, it's worth

a great deal to me.

It must be worth a great

deal to others. Mine is.

And I'm only

the Queen of Egypt...

while Caesar, if he lives,

will be Emperor of the world.

If he lives?

Life is a precious thing,

isn't it?

I think so.

Hadn't you better

put that javelin down?

And if a man swears

to take the life of another...

death is justice for him.

I think so.

Pothinos.

He came to kill you.

Or you.

Passage to the tombs. I saw

his sandal beneath the curtain.

And now am I

worth talking to?

More...

Well, far more than Pothinos.

Guards!

Take it away.

Let's not talk anymore.

I picked a flower in Britain

once, the color of your eyes.

This is the first morning he's

been late since the day he was born.

Ho, there! Caesar comes!

Well, well, come on, come on.

Let's go to work.

Hold that letter

to the Senate.

But the agreement with

the King's Prime Minister.

Destroy it.

Even I can't reach

an agreement with a corpse.

The Prime Minister

is dead.

Then we deal

with the King?

The Queen. Cleopatra

is sole ruler of Egypt.

And I find that I shall

be here longer than I thought.

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Waldemar Young

Waldemar Young (July 1, 1878 – August 30, 1938) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 81 films between 1917 and 1938. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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