Cleopatra

Summary

Cleopatra is a film^[1]. Cleopatra ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,374 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cleopatra received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color^[3].
• Cleopatra received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color^[4].
• Cleopatra received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color^[5].
• Cleopatra received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects^[6].
• Cleopatra's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• Cleopatra was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz^[8].
• Ranald MacDougall wrote the screenplay for Cleopatra^[9].
• Sidney Buchman wrote the screenplay for Cleopatra^[10].
• Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay for Cleopatra^[11].
• Joseph L. Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay for Cleopatra^[12].
• Cleopatra's composer is recorded as Alex North^[13].
• Cleopatra's genre is biographical film^[14].
• Cleopatra's genre is war film^[15].
• Cleopatra's genre is romance film^[16].
• Cleopatra's genre is drama film^[17].
• Cleopatra's genre is sword-and-sandal film^[18].
• Cleopatra's genre is epic film^[19].
• Cleopatra's genre is historical film^[20].
• A cast member of Cleopatra was Elizabeth Taylor^[21].
• A cast member of Cleopatra was Richard Burton^[22].
• A cast member of Cleopatra was Rex Harrison^[23].
• A cast member of Cleopatra was Roddy McDowall^[24].
• A cast member of Cleopatra was Martin Landau^[25].
• A cast member of Cleopatra was Hume Cronyn^[26].
• A cast member of Cleopatra was George Cole^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cleopatra was produced by Walter Wanger^[28]. Cleopatra was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz^[8]. Screenwriters include Ranald MacDougall^[9], Sidney Buchman^[10], Ben Hecht^[11], and Joseph L. Mankiewicz^[12]. Cast members include Elizabeth Taylor^[21], Richard Burton^[22], Rex Harrison^[23], Roddy McDowall^[24], Martin Landau^[25], and Hume Cronyn^[26].

Publication

The original language of Cleopatra was English^[29]. Genres include biographical film^[14], war film^[15], romance film^[16], drama film^[17], sword-and-sandal film^[18], and epic film^[19].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color^[3]; Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color^[4]; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color^[5]; and Academy Award for Best Visual Effects^[6], an Academy Awards^[30], in United States^[31].

Why It Matters

Cleopatra ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,374 views/month).^[2] Cleopatra has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Cleopatra is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

What awards did Cleopatra receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color^[3], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color^[4], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color^[5], and Academy Award for Best Visual Effects^[6].