Marc Antony and Cleopatra (1913) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1913 · 74 mins

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Directed by

Enrico Guazzoni

Starring

Amleto Novelli, Bruto Castellani, Ignazio Lupi, Ida Carloni Talli, Matilde Di Marzio, Elsa Lenard

Loosely adapted from Shakespeare’s play, Plutarch’s Life of Antony and Pietro Cossa’s poem Cleopatra, the film was filmed in Italy and Egypt, showing the Roman army loading in Alexandria. It follows Marc Antony, Cleopatra and Octavia—Octavian’s sister—who arrives in Alexandria to plead with him, leading to tense confrontations.