Cleopatra (1928 film)
Cleopatra is a 1928 MGM silent fictionalized film, shot in two-color Technicolor. It was the sixth short produced as part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Great Events" series.
| Cleopatra | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | R. William Neill |
| Written by | Natalie Kalmus |
| Screenplay by | Leon Abrams |
| Story by | Natalie Kalmus |
| Produced by | Herbert T. Kalmus |
| Starring | Dorothy Revier Robert Ellis Serge Temoff Will Walling Ben Hendricks Jr. Evelyn Selbie |
| Cinematography | George Cave |
| Edited by | Aubrey Scotto |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | June 13, 1928 |
Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English Intertitles |
| Budget | $20,881.37[1] |
Plot summary
Cast
- Dorothy Revier as Cleopatra
- Robert Ellis as Marc Antony
- Serge Temoff
- Will Walling
- Ben Hendricks Jr. as Octavius Caesar
- Evelyn Selbie as Charmian
Production
The film was shot at the Tec-Art Studio in Hollywood.[2]
Preservation Status
A complete print of this film was preserved in 1993 by Cinema Arts Laboratory was is held by the George Eastman House.[3]
References
- Layton, James and David Pierce. The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935. George Eastman House, 2015, p. 335.
- Slide, Anthony. "The 'Great Events' Series". Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press, 2005, p. 38.
- Layton and Pierce 335
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