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Cleopatra

1963

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall ...

7.2

9,498

Drama In 1963, this colossal and opulent $60 million spectacular was epic in every sense of the word -- an epic investment, an epic in the annals of Hollywood gossip, and, ultimately, an epic flop that nearly dragged 20th Century Fox down the Nile along with Cleopatra's barge. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.The winner of four Oscars, this epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the passionate ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A stately but sometimes mindboggling spectacle. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"For four hours this moody, glossy pantomime leadenly plods on, saying much more about the hubris and excess of old-time Hollywood thinking than the burnished glories of an ancient world. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Trevor Johnston Time Out	"It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience, for good and ill. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"It is a surpassing entertainment, one of the great epic films of our day."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"[A] general muddle."	NEG

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