Introduction
This 1999 television mini-series was based on the book Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George. It was shown first on television in two parts and then released on videotape and DVD. Richard plays Epiphanes and appears alongside Rupert Graves in a few scenes (see screencap gallery) but he does not have any lines.
Summary
Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman followers and his wife are not pleased by the union. In fact, as Caesar has only a daughter by his wife, he had picked Octavian as his successor. The out-of-wedlock son of Cleopatra is seen to be a threat to his future leadership. Thus Brutus and other Roman legislators plot the assassination of Caesar.
Caesar's loyal general, Marc Antony, and Octavian then divide up the Roman empire. Antony takes Egypt and soon takes up the affair with Cleopatra. However, Octavian soon launches an attack on Antony and ultimately defeats and mortally wounds him.
Rather than permitting herself to be humiliated by Octavian, Cleopatra sends her son away to India and she commits suicide by permitting the deadly asp to bite her.
(source: IMDB)
Links
Cleopatra on IMDB
Cleopatra on Wikipedia
Official Cleopatra production website
Cleopatra Screencap Gallery
Cleopatra on Amazon UK
Cleopatra on Amazon US
Cleopatra on Play.com
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