Antony and Cleopatra is a 1972 film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, directed by and starring Charlton Heston, and made by the Rank Organisation. Heston and Hildegarde Neil portray the titular roles of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, with a supporting cast featuring Eric Porter, John Castle, Fernando Rey, Carmen Sevilla, Freddie Jones, Peter Arne, Douglas Wilmer, Julian Glover and Roger Delgado. The picture was produced by Peter Snell from a screenplay by Federico De Urrutia and the director.

Cast

• Charlton Heston as Mark Antony
• Hildegarde Neil as Cleopatra
• Eric Porter as Enobarbus
• John Castle as Octavius Caesar
• Fernando Rey as Lepidus
• Carmen Sevilla as Octavia
• Freddie Jones as Pompey
• Peter Arne as Menas
• Douglas Wilmer as Agrippa
• Roger Delgado as Soothsayer
• Julian Glover as Proculeius

Production

Distributors in 21 countries put up 65% of the $1.8 million budget (which was actually $2.7 million but Heston and Snell deferred their fees). A bank put up the remainder 35%. Heston asked Orson Welles to direct, but Welles turned it down, so he decided to do it himself.

The film was shot in Spain. Heston re-used leftover footage of the sea battle from his 1959 film Ben-Hur as well as outtakes from the 1963 Cleopatra .

Charlton Heston had played Mark Antony in two previous Shakespearean films, both adaptations of Julius Caesar, the first in 1950, the second in 1970 (also produced by Peter Snell).

Home video

The film received poor reviews and, as a consequence, a very limited release in the United States. It was released on DVD in March 2011.

Year	1972
ReleaseDate	1972-03-18
RuntimeMins	160
RuntimeStr	2h 40min
Plot	After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt’s queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Directors	Charlton Heston
Writers	Federico De Urrutia, Charlton Heston, William Shakespeare
Stars	Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter
Produced by	Julián Esteban,Barry Romans,Peter Snell
Music by	John Scott
Cinematography by	Rafael Pacheco
Film Editing by	Eric Boyd-Perkins
Production Design by	Maurice Pelling
Art Direction by	José María Alarcón
Set Decoration by	José María Alarcón,José Algueró,Don Picton
Costume Design by	Wendy Dickson
Makeup Department	Cristóbal Criado
Production Management	Julian Esteban,Julián Esteban,Miguel Ángel Bermejo
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Joe Canutt,Carlos Gil,Fraser C. Heston,Luis Matilla,Ron Maxwell,Julio Sempere
Art Department	Antonio Muñoz,Emilio Ardura,Luis Esquinas Sanchez,John L. Jensen,Francisco Prósper
Sound Department	Maurice Askew,Vernon Messenger,George Stephenson,Lionel Strutt
Special Effects by	Pablo Pérez
Visual Effects by	Ray Caple,Emilio Ruiz del Río
Stunts	Miguel Pedregosa
Camera and Electrical Department	Ricardo Navarrete,Dickie Lee
Editorial Department	Denis Whitehouse,María Luisa Pino
Music Department	Augusto Algueró,John Scott,Dick Lewzey,John Scott
Script and Continuity Department	Pamela Davies
Additional Crew	Frederick Buckman,Barry Romans,Quinn Donoghue
Genres	Drama, History
Companies	Folio Films, Izaro Films, The Rank Organisation
Countries	UK, Spain, Switzerland
Languages	English
ContentRating	Not Rated
ImDbRating	5.8
ImDbRatingVotes	1033
Keywords	character names as title,marc antony character,cleopatra character,three word title,murder