Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra (1946)

  • 59% of users liked it
    (847 ratings)

George Bernard Shaw adapted his own play for the screen in this blithe film version of the romance between Caesar (Claude Rains) and Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh). Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra are merely Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle cast back into ancient times with Caesar doting with admiration and… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 15 min.
Directed By
Gabriel Pascal
Written By
George Bernard Shaw
Genres
Drama, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 11, 1945 Wide
On DVD
Mar 9, 2010

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Inexcusably dull in parts, while in other parts capturing some of Shaw's sharp wit.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    An uneven version of George Bernard Shaw's witty play, starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains

  • Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com

    ... a plodding, stagebound production that fails to find a visual complement to Shaw's words and scenes...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Keiko A


    Vivien Leigh is my favortie female actor easy and Gone with the Wind is one of my all time favorites. It's underrated and very overlooked. Brilliantly casted, well-shot, and beautifully written. It only falls short of being slow most times and the ending wasn't that good.… More

  • jay n


    slower then molasses

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