A Queen for Caesar

1962

1h 30m

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5.2/10

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Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.

Directors

Piero Pierotti

Viktor Tourjansky

Writers

Fulvio Gicca Palli(screenplay by)

Arrigo Montanari(writer by)

Stars

Pascale Petit

Gordon Scott

George Ardisson

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Cleopatra

Julius Caesar

Achillas

Lucius

Ptolemy

Apollodorus

Theodotus

Scaurus

Rabis

Sextus Pompeius

Pompey's Messenger

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Afranio

Pompey

Commerciante #1 (uncredited)

Benito Stefanelli

Commerciante #2 (uncredited)

Directors

Piero Pierotti

Viktor Tourjansky

Writers

Fulvio Gicca Palli(screenplay by)

Arrigo Montanari(writer by)

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I wonder if Elizabeth Taylor watched this before she took on the role played here by Pascale Petit one year later? I can't think she would have gained much from the rather wooden effort presented of this most enigmatic of women from history. Sharing the throne with her brother "Ptolemy" (an enthusiastic Corrado Pani) has proved just too awkward for all and so the scheming Theodotus (Ennio Balbo) plots a regime change. This forces our heroine and her protector Apollodorus (Franco Volpi) to take urgent action that sees her end up in the camp of Pompeii (Akim Tamiroff) who has some scheming of his own to do to outwit Caesar (Gordon Scott). Were the acting just a bit more natural and better, this wouldn't be half bad. Effort has been made on the look of the film. The sets and the costumes are effective and the combat scenes are pretty entertaining fayre. It's just that Petit and the even more static "Lucius" (Rik Battaglia) drive the fun and chemistry from the thing quickly and permanently. You don't expect Pulitzer prize writing but again, just a little more application with the typewriter could have made a big difference. Still, I did actually quite enjoy it and I like the genre. If you do, too, then it's certainly worth a gander.

Geronimo196729 May, 2023