Cleopatra (1917) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1917 · 125 mins

Directed by

J. Gordon Edwards

Starring

Thurston Hall, Fritz Leiber, Theda Bara, Art Acord, Herschel Mayall, Alan Roscoe

It follows Cleopatra, the legendary queen of Egypt, as she navigates her powerful alliances and romantic liaisons with Rome’s most influential leaders—first Julius Caesar, then Mark Antony—against a backdrop of political intrigue and lavish spectacle. Only a short fragment of the original film survives, leaving much of its grandeur lost to history.