Cleopatra (1934 film)
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Not to be confused with Cleopatra (1963 film).
Cleopatra is a 1934 American epic film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Paramount Pictures. A retelling of the story of Cleopatra VII of Egypt, the screenplay was written by Waldemar Young and Vincent Lawrence and was based on Bartlett Cormack's adaptation of historical material.[2] Claudette Colbert stars as Cleopatra, Warren William as Julius Caesar, and Henry Wilcoxon as Mark Antony.
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Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Written by | Waldemar Young Vincent Lawrence Bartlett Cormack (adaptation: historical material) |
Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Starring | Claudette Colbert Warren William Henry Wilcoxon |
Cinematography | Victor Milner |
Edited by | Anne Bauchens (uncredited) |
Music by | Rudolph G. Kopp Milan Roder (uncredited) |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $842,908[2] |
Box office | $1,929,161[2] |
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Cleopatra received five Academy Award nominations. It was the first DeMille film to receive a nomination for Best Picture.[3] Victor Milner won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.[4]