Cleopatra

Based On the book by Margaret George

Cleopatra is a 1999 miniseries adaptation of Margaret George's 1997 historical fiction novel The Memoirs of Cleopatra. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment, it stars Leonor Varela as the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, Timothy Dalton as Julius Caesar, Billy Zane as Mark Antony, Rupert Graves as Octavius, Sean Pertwee as Brutus and Bruce Payne as Cassius. Cleopatra was first broadcast on ABC television network in two parts on two consecutive evenings in May 1999 and then released on videotape and DVD in 2001. Judy Farr, Martin Hitchcock and Frank Walsh were nominated for an Emmy in 1999 for outstanding art direction for a miniseries or a movie for their work on Cleopatra.

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Release date:

May 23, 1999

Director:

Franc Roddam

Cast:

Leonor Varela, Timothy Dalton, Billy Zane, Rupert Graves, Sean Pertwee

Genre:

Drama, Biographical

Country:

United States, Germany

Language:

English

Year page:

1999 in adaptations