A Queen for Caesar explained

A Queen for Caesar
Editing:Luciano Cavalieri
Studio:C.F.P.C.
Filmes Cinematografica
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:France
Italy

A Queen for Caesar (Italian: '''Una regina per Cesare''', French: '''Cléopâtre une reine pour César''') is a 1962 Italian-French historical drama film directed by Piero Pierotti and Victor Tourjansky and starring Pascale Petit, George Ardisson and Rik Battaglia. It is set in Egypt in 48 BC. Unlike other films about Caesar and Cleopatra, this film focuses entirely on the dynastic struggle within Egypt leading up to the arrival of Caesar, and in fact, we only see him in the closing scene of the film when he arrives at the Ptolemaic Palace in Alexandria.

This film was shot at the Incir De Paolis Studios in Rome. 20th Century Fox bought the rights for the film to keep it out of release lest it compete with their own Elizabeth Taylor Cleopatra.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. p.173 Hatchuel, Sarah Shakespeare and the Cleopatra/Caesar Intertext: Sequel, Conflation, Remake Rowman & Littlefield, 16/07/2011