Cleopatra

Cleopatra (1963)

3 mistakes since 17 Jan '25, 04:58

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Continuity mistake: When Mark Antony is crowned emperor, there is a man perpendicular to him, inches away, holding a cushion. A shot later, he is half a metre behind, yet now he stands parallel to Mark Antony. The shot changes, and he is back in the previous position.

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Continuity mistake: Mark Antony walks in the site where Cleopatra's tomb is being built. He wears a soldier's uniform and she a red gown, purple robe and a short wig. She walks five steps forward and suddenly they're in a completely different place: both in her bedroom, she wearing now a dreadlock wig, white dress and transparent robe, while he is resting on a couch dressed in red civilian clothes. She walks offscreen and a shot later she has yet another wig, another dress, different belt and black robe.

Sacha

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Revealing mistake: During the naval battle, when the round catapult projectiles fall in the water, they float, revealing themselves to be lightweight props.

Sacha

Cleopatra: How dare you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library! Play conqueror all you want, Mighty Caesar! Rape, murder, pillage thousands, even millions of human beings! But neither you nor any other barbarian has the right to destroy one human thought.

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Trivia: The film was to have run six hours with two intermissions, but it was cut down to four with one.

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Question: During Rex Harrison's entire performance as Julius Caesar his arms and legs are covered by garments underneath his military garb and robes, even while in Egypt. The other Romans as would be expected have bare legs and arms. Was Harrison suffering from some skin condition or was he too shy or embarrassed of his limbs to show them in the film?

Answer: The people of higher rank would usually have more or better armor so in his case that would probably be extra armor for his legs and arms.

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