Where was Cleopatra filmed?
1963 film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
- Almería Province
The story is set in Rome, about 863 miles (1,389 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Rome
- Filmed in
- Almería Province
- Distance
- About 863 miles (1,389 km) between Rome and the nearest filming location.
About Cleopatra
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- Released
- 1963
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cast
- Elizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonRex HarrisonRoddy McDowallMartin LandauHume CronynGeorge ColeCesare DanovaRobert StephensFrancesca Annis
- Genre
- BiographicalWarRomanceDramaSword-and-sandal
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Color; Academy Award for Best Costume Design; Color and 3 more
The story
Ptolemy rules alone under the care of his three "guardians": the chief eunuch Pothinus, his tutor Theodotus and General Achillas.
The Senate grows increasingly discontented amid rumors that Caesar wishes to be made king.
While planning a campaign against Parthia in the east, Antony realizes that he needs money and supplies that only Egypt can sufficiently provide.
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