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Jan 13, 2017Onewhoissaved rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I am watching the 1934 production of Cleopatra starring Claudette Colbert in the title role. I've struggled to sit through the 1963 production of Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton but never lasted all the way: 248 minutes of pomp and nothing else. If it weren't for the sexual escapades of Taylor and Burton no one would have cared for 4 hours of drag-on showiness. The 1934 production of Cleopatra starring Claudet Colbert was just 100 minutes long and was erotic than Taylor could ever dream of creating. If you haven't seen the Cecil B. DeMille's production then you are in for a treat. DeMille was the king of the epics.