A controversial figure, Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of Egypt, made lovers and enemies even out of members of the same family -- Julius Caesar and his nephew Augustus. Her power and glamor has appealed to the imagination of writers since her own time, and in modern times, Cleopatra has been the subject of many movies.
1. Intimate Portrait: Cleopatra
In VHS format, this program narrated by Shari Belafonte looks at Cleopatra and her relationships with her brothers, Marc Antony, and Caesar, and the charming and intellgent, but not particularly beautiful woman Cleopatra.
2. Cleopatra
Theis Cleopatra movie is the 1963 multimillion dollar extravaganza directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Richard Burton, with Elizabeth Taylor in the title role.3. Cleopatra
Cecil B. DeMille's 1934 $750,000 production of Cleopatra features Claudette Colbert as a successful, charming, golddigger who ends her life in a memorable barge scene.4. Caesar & Cleopatra
George Bernard Shaw's play adapted for the screen, in 1946, starring Caesar (Claude Rains) and Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh).