Cleopatra

1963 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Movie film Q4430
Cleopatra
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Cleopatra

Summary

Cleopatra is a film[1]. Cleopatra ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,053 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], founded in 1928[32].

Why It Matters

Cleopatra ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,053 views/month).[2] Cleopatra has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Cleopatra is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [6] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Schemathings · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el',
    Main subject → Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony
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  2. 22d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → Cleopatra (1963)
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  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 7422
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  4. 9w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 60154
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  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 21w ago · Mullanur · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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