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Antony and Cleopatra (1908 film)

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Antony and Cleopatra

Directed by
J. Stuart Blackton
Charles Kent
Starring
Maurice Costello
Florence Lawrence

Release dates

November 3, 1908


Running time
 1 reel (approximately 10 minutes)
Country
United States
Language
English
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1908 film starring Maurice Costello and Florence Lawrence in the title roles, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Dramatizing the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt, it was the earliest motion picture to do so.
Cast[edit]
Florence Lawrence: Cleopatra
William V. Ranous: Octavius Caesar
Betty Kent: Cleopatra
William Phillips: Octavius Caesar
Charles Chapman: Mark Antony
References[edit]

External links[edit]
Antony and Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database


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Characters
Mark Antony ·
 Octavius Caesar ·
 Lepidus ·
 Cleopatra ·
 Sextus Pompey ·
 Domitius Enobarbus ·
 Ventidius ·
 Canidius ·
 Scarus ·
 Octavia ·
 Maecenas ·
 Agrippa ·
 Taurus ·
 Dolabella ·
 Gallus ·
 Menas ·
 Charmian
 
The Death of Cleopatra arthur.jpg


Sources
Parallel Lives
 

Stage adaptations
The False One (c.1620) ·
 All for Love (1677)
 

Opera
Antony and Cleopatra (1966)
 

On screen
1908 ·
 1913 ·
 1972 ·
 1974 (TV) ·
 1981 (TV)
 

Related
Cultural depictions of Cleopatra ·
 Augustus in popular culture ·
 Salad days ·
 Asp ·
 Thomas North ·
 Cleopatra (1912) ·
 Cleopatra (1917) ·
 Roman Tragedies (2007)
 




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Antony and Cleopatra (1908 film)

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Antony and Cleopatra

Directed by
J. Stuart Blackton
Charles Kent
Starring
Maurice Costello
Florence Lawrence

Release dates

November 3, 1908


Running time
 1 reel (approximately 10 minutes)
Country
United States
Language
English
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1908 film starring Maurice Costello and Florence Lawrence in the title roles, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Dramatizing the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt, it was the earliest motion picture to do so.
Cast[edit]
Florence Lawrence: Cleopatra
William V. Ranous: Octavius Caesar
Betty Kent: Cleopatra
William Phillips: Octavius Caesar
Charles Chapman: Mark Antony
References[edit]

External links[edit]
Antony and Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database


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Characters
Mark Antony ·
 Octavius Caesar ·
 Lepidus ·
 Cleopatra ·
 Sextus Pompey ·
 Domitius Enobarbus ·
 Ventidius ·
 Canidius ·
 Scarus ·
 Octavia ·
 Maecenas ·
 Agrippa ·
 Taurus ·
 Dolabella ·
 Gallus ·
 Menas ·
 Charmian
 
The Death of Cleopatra arthur.jpg


Sources
Parallel Lives
 

Stage adaptations
The False One (c.1620) ·
 All for Love (1677)
 

Opera
Antony and Cleopatra (1966)
 

On screen
1908 ·
 1913 ·
 1972 ·
 1974 (TV) ·
 1981 (TV)
 

Related
Cultural depictions of Cleopatra ·
 Augustus in popular culture ·
 Salad days ·
 Asp ·
 Thomas North ·
 Cleopatra (1912) ·
 Cleopatra (1917) ·
 Roman Tragedies (2007)
 




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Antony and Cleopatra (1913 film)

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Antony and Cleopatra

Directed by
Enrico Guazzoni
Written by
William Shakespeare (play)
Pietro Cossa (poem)
Starring
Gianna Terribili-Gonzales
Amleto Novelli
Ignazio Lupi
Cinematography
Alessandro Bona

Production
 company

Società Italiana Cines

Distributed by
Società Italiana Cines

Release dates
 26 September 1913
Country
Italy
Language
Silent
 Italian intertitles
Antony and Cleopatra (Italian: Marcantonio e Cleopatra) is a 1913 Italian silent historical film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Gianna Terribili-Gonzales, Amleto Novelli and Ignazio Lupi. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same title, with inspiration also drawn from a poem by Pietro Cossa.
Cast[edit]
Gianna Terribili-Gonzales as Cleopatra
Amleto Novelli as Marcantonio
Ignazio Lupi as Augustus Caesar Ottaviano
Elsa Lenard as Ottavia
Matilde Di Marzio as La schiava Agar aka Charmian
Ruffo Geri as Il capo dei congiurati
Ida Carloni Talli as La strega
Bruto Castellani
Giuseppe Piemontesi
References[edit]
Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie. Shakespeare on Screen: The Roman Plays. Publication Univ Rouen Havre, 2009.
External links[edit]
Antony and Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database


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Antony and Cleopatra (1913 film)

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Antony and Cleopatra

Directed by
Enrico Guazzoni
Written by
William Shakespeare (play)
Pietro Cossa (poem)
Starring
Gianna Terribili-Gonzales
Amleto Novelli
Ignazio Lupi
Cinematography
Alessandro Bona

Production
 company

Società Italiana Cines

Distributed by
Società Italiana Cines

Release dates
 26 September 1913
Country
Italy
Language
Silent
 Italian intertitles
Antony and Cleopatra (Italian: Marcantonio e Cleopatra) is a 1913 Italian silent historical film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Gianna Terribili-Gonzales, Amleto Novelli and Ignazio Lupi. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same title, with inspiration also drawn from a poem by Pietro Cossa.
Cast[edit]
Gianna Terribili-Gonzales as Cleopatra
Amleto Novelli as Marcantonio
Ignazio Lupi as Augustus Caesar Ottaviano
Elsa Lenard as Ottavia
Matilde Di Marzio as La schiava Agar aka Charmian
Ruffo Geri as Il capo dei congiurati
Ida Carloni Talli as La strega
Bruto Castellani
Giuseppe Piemontesi
References[edit]
Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie. Shakespeare on Screen: The Roman Plays. Publication Univ Rouen Havre, 2009.
External links[edit]
Antony and Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database


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Antony and Cleopatra (1972 film)

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 This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2012)

Antony and Cleopatra

Directed by
Charlton Heston
Produced by
Peter Snell
Written by
Federico De Urrutia
Charlton Heston
William Shakespeare
Starring
Charlton Heston
Hildegarde Neil
Eric Porter
John Castle
Fernando Rey
Juan Luis Galiardo
Carmen Sevilla
Music by
John Scott
Cinematography
Rafael Pacheco
Edited by
Eric Boyd-Perkins

Production
 company

Rank Organisation

Distributed by
Rank Organisation (UK)

Release dates
 2 March 1972 (UK)

Running time
 160 min
Country
United Kingdom
 Spain
 Switzerland
Language
English
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1972 film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare made by the Rank Organisation. It was directed by Charlton Heston and produced by Peter Snell from a screenplay by Federico De Urrutia and the director.[1]
The film stars Charlton Heston and Hildegarde Neil in the title roles, with Eric Porter, John Castle, Fernando Rey, Carmen Sevilla, Freddie Jones, Peter Arne, Douglas Wilmer, Julian Glover and Roger Delgado. The film received poor reviews[2] and, as a consequence, a very limited release in the USA. It was released on DVD in March 2011.[3]
Heston had played Mark Antony in two other Shakespearean films - the 1970 film, Julius Caesar, also produced by Peter Snell, and a 1950 film, Julius Caesar.
The film was shot in Spain.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Antony and Cleopatra : Overview". msn. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
2.Jump up ^ Rosenthal, Daniel. "Shakespeare on Film: Antony and Cleopatra". Movie Maker. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
3.Jump up ^ Antony & Cleopatra: Movies & TV. Amazon.com. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.
External links[edit]
Antony and Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database


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Characters
Mark Antony ·
 Octavius Caesar ·
 Lepidus ·
 Cleopatra ·
 Sextus Pompey ·
 Domitius Enobarbus ·
 Ventidius ·
 Canidius ·
 Scarus ·
 Octavia ·
 Maecenas ·
 Agrippa ·
 Taurus ·
 Dolabella ·
 Gallus ·
 Menas ·
 Charmian
 
The Death of Cleopatra arthur.jpg


Sources
Parallel Lives
 

Stage adaptations
The False One (c.1620) ·
 All for Love (1677)
 

Opera
Antony and Cleopatra (1966)
 

On screen
1908 ·
 1913 ·
 1972 ·
 1974 (TV) ·
 1981 (TV)
 

Related
Cultural depictions of Cleopatra ·
 Augustus in popular culture ·
 Salad days ·
 Asp ·
 Thomas North ·
 Cleopatra (1912) ·
 Cleopatra (1917) ·
 Roman Tragedies (2007)
 

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Antony and Cleopatra (1972 film)

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 This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2012)

Antony and Cleopatra

Directed by
Charlton Heston
Produced by
Peter Snell
Written by
Federico De Urrutia
Charlton Heston
William Shakespeare
Starring
Charlton Heston
Hildegarde Neil
Eric Porter
John Castle
Fernando Rey
Juan Luis Galiardo
Carmen Sevilla
Music by
John Scott
Cinematography
Rafael Pacheco
Edited by
Eric Boyd-Perkins

Production
 company

Rank Organisation

Distributed by
Rank Organisation (UK)

Release dates
 2 March 1972 (UK)

Running time
 160 min
Country
United Kingdom
 Spain
 Switzerland
Language
English
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1972 film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare made by the Rank Organisation. It was directed by Charlton Heston and produced by Peter Snell from a screenplay by Federico De Urrutia and the director.[1]
The film stars Charlton Heston and Hildegarde Neil in the title roles, with Eric Porter, John Castle, Fernando Rey, Carmen Sevilla, Freddie Jones, Peter Arne, Douglas Wilmer, Julian Glover and Roger Delgado. The film received poor reviews[2] and, as a consequence, a very limited release in the USA. It was released on DVD in March 2011.[3]
Heston had played Mark Antony in two other Shakespearean films - the 1970 film, Julius Caesar, also produced by Peter Snell, and a 1950 film, Julius Caesar.
The film was shot in Spain.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Antony and Cleopatra : Overview". msn. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
2.Jump up ^ Rosenthal, Daniel. "Shakespeare on Film: Antony and Cleopatra". Movie Maker. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
3.Jump up ^ Antony & Cleopatra: Movies & TV. Amazon.com. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.
External links[edit]
Antony and Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database


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Characters
Mark Antony ·
 Octavius Caesar ·
 Lepidus ·
 Cleopatra ·
 Sextus Pompey ·
 Domitius Enobarbus ·
 Ventidius ·
 Canidius ·
 Scarus ·
 Octavia ·
 Maecenas ·
 Agrippa ·
 Taurus ·
 Dolabella ·
 Gallus ·
 Menas ·
 Charmian
 
The Death of Cleopatra arthur.jpg


Sources
Parallel Lives
 

Stage adaptations
The False One (c.1620) ·
 All for Love (1677)
 

Opera
Antony and Cleopatra (1966)
 

On screen
1908 ·
 1913 ·
 1972 ·
 1974 (TV) ·
 1981 (TV)
 

Related
Cultural depictions of Cleopatra ·
 Augustus in popular culture ·
 Salad days ·
 Asp ·
 Thomas North ·
 Cleopatra (1912) ·
 Cleopatra (1917) ·
 Roman Tragedies (2007)
 

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Antony and Cleopatra (1974 TV drama)

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 This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2013)
For other uses, see Antony and Cleopatra (disambiguation).
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Antony and Cleopatra

Directed by
Jon Scoffield
Produced by
Lorna Mason
Cecil Clarke
Written by
William Shakespeare
Starring
Richard Johnson
Janet Suzman
Patrick Stewart
Music by
Guy Woolfenden
Distributed by
ITV (original TV broadcast)

Release dates
 28 July 1974 (UK)
 4 January 1975 (USA)

Running time
 161 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1974 British videotaped television production of William Shakespeare's 1606 play of the same name, produced by ATV (which was distributed internationally by ITC) starring Richard Johnson as Mark Antony, Janet Suzman as Cleopatra, and Patrick Stewart as Enobarbus. It was directed by Jon Scoffield and is an adaptation of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production of the play. It features then-little-known Ben Kingsley and Tim Pigott-Smith in small roles.
As of 2014, this production was the last made-for-TV Shakespeare adaptation to have its American network premiere on U.S. commercial television. Olivier's King Lear was shown in the U.S. in 1984 in syndication rather than on a single network.
Cast[edit]
##Richard Johnson ... Mark Antony
##Janet Suzman ... Cleopatra
##Corin Redgrave ... Octavius (Augustus Caesar)
##Patrick Stewart ... Enobarbus
##Rosemary McHale ... Charmian
##Philip Locke ... Agrippa
##Mary Rutherford ... Octavia
##Raymond Westwell ... Lepidus
##Mavis Taylor Blake ... Iras
##Darien Angadi ... Alexas
##Sydney Livingstone ... Mardian (as Sidney Livingstone)
##Geoffrey Hutchings ... A Fig Seller
##Loftus Burton ... Diomedes
##Lennard Pearce ... Cleopatra's Schoolteacher
##Joseph Charles ... Cleopatra's Messenger
##Tony Osoba ... Cleopatra's Servant
##Douglas Anderson ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
##Michael Egan ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
##Paul Gaymon ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
##Wendy Bailey ... Servant
##Madelaine Bellamy ... Servant
##Edwina Ford ... Servant
##Amanda Knott ... Servant
##Joe Rock ... Servant
##Gito Santana ... Servant
##Nicholas McArdle ... King
##Derek Wright ... King
##Frederick Radley ... King
##Norman Caro ... King
##Richard Young ... King
##Constantine Gregory ... Ventidius (as Constantin De Goguel)
##W. Morgan Sheppard ... Scarus (as Morgan Sheppard)
##Joseph Marcell ... Eros (as Joe Marcell)
##Jonathan Holt ... Dercetas
##Chris Jenkinson ... Silius (as Christopher Jenkinson)
##John Bott ... A Soothsayer
##Robert Oates ... 1st Watchman
##Arthur Whybrow ... 2nd Watchman
##Michael Radcliffe ... 3rd Watchman
##Geoffrey Greenhill ... Soldier
##William Thomas ... Soldier (as William Huw-Thomas)
##David Janes ... Soldier
##Jeremy Pearce ... Soldier
##Mark Sheridan ... Soldier
##Derek Godfrey ... Maecenas
##Ben Kingsley ... Thidias
##Martin Milman ... Dolabella
##Tim Pigott-Smith ... Proculeius
##Keith Taylor ... A Messenger
##Thomas Chesleigh ... Gallus
##Desmond Stokes ... Taurus
##Alan Foss ... A Senator
##John Bardon ... Demetrius
##Peter Godfrey ... A Sentry
##Malcolm Kaye ... A Guard
Deviations from the play[edit]
The major character of Sextus Pompey, who figures significantly in the plot in Act II, was completely excised from this production.
External links[edit]
##Antony and Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database


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Characters
Mark Antony ·
 Octavius Caesar ·
 Lepidus ·
 Cleopatra ·
 Sextus Pompey ·
 Domitius Enobarbus ·
 Ventidius ·
 Canidius ·
 Scarus ·
 Octavia ·
 Maecenas ·
 Agrippa ·
 Taurus ·
 Dolabella ·
 Gallus ·
 Menas ·
 Charmian
 
The Death of Cleopatra arthur.jpg


Sources
Parallel Lives
 

Stage adaptations
The False One (c.1620) ·
 All for Love (1677)
 

Opera
Antony and Cleopatra (1966)
 

On screen
1908 ·
 1913 ·
 1972 ·
 1974 (TV) ·
 1981 (TV)
 

Related
Cultural depictions of Cleopatra ·
 Augustus in popular culture ·
 Salad days ·
 Asp ·
 Thomas North ·
 Cleopatra (1912) ·
 Cleopatra (1917) ·
 Roman Tragedies (2007)
 

  


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Antony and Cleopatra

Directed by
Jon Scoffield
Produced by
Lorna Mason
Cecil Clarke
Written by
William Shakespeare
Starring
Richard Johnson
Janet Suzman
Patrick Stewart
Music by
Guy Woolfenden
Distributed by
ITV (original TV broadcast)

Release dates
 28 July 1974 (UK)
 4 January 1975 (USA)

Running time
 161 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1974 British videotaped television production of William Shakespeare's 1606 play of the same name, produced by ATV (which was distributed internationally by ITC) starring Richard Johnson as Mark Antony, Janet Suzman as Cleopatra, and Patrick Stewart as Enobarbus. It was directed by Jon Scoffield and is an adaptation of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production of the play. It features then-little-known Ben Kingsley and Tim Pigott-Smith in small roles.
As of 2014, this production was the last made-for-TV Shakespeare adaptation to have its American network premiere on U.S. commercial television. Olivier's King Lear was shown in the U.S. in 1984 in syndication rather than on a single network.
Cast[edit]
##Richard Johnson ... Mark Antony
##Janet Suzman ... Cleopatra
##Corin Redgrave ... Octavius (Augustus Caesar)
##Patrick Stewart ... Enobarbus
##Rosemary McHale ... Charmian
##Philip Locke ... Agrippa
##Mary Rutherford ... Octavia
##Raymond Westwell ... Lepidus
##Mavis Taylor Blake ... Iras
##Darien Angadi ... Alexas
##Sydney Livingstone ... Mardian (as Sidney Livingstone)
##Geoffrey Hutchings ... A Fig Seller
##Loftus Burton ... Diomedes
##Lennard Pearce ... Cleopatra's Schoolteacher
##Joseph Charles ... Cleopatra's Messenger
##Tony Osoba ... Cleopatra's Servant
##Douglas Anderson ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
##Michael Egan ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
##Paul Gaymon ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
##Wendy Bailey ... Servant
##Madelaine Bellamy ... Servant
##Edwina Ford ... Servant
##Amanda Knott ... Servant
##Joe Rock ... Servant
##Gito Santana ... Servant
##Nicholas McArdle ... King
##Derek Wright ... King
##Frederick Radley ... King
##Norman Caro ... King
##Richard Young ... King
##Constantine Gregory ... Ventidius (as Constantin De Goguel)
##W. Morgan Sheppard ... Scarus (as Morgan Sheppard)
##Joseph Marcell ... Eros (as Joe Marcell)
##Jonathan Holt ... Dercetas
##Chris Jenkinson ... Silius (as Christopher Jenkinson)
##John Bott ... A Soothsayer
##Robert Oates ... 1st Watchman
##Arthur Whybrow ... 2nd Watchman
##Michael Radcliffe ... 3rd Watchman
##Geoffrey Greenhill ... Soldier
##William Thomas ... Soldier (as William Huw-Thomas)
##David Janes ... Soldier
##Jeremy Pearce ... Soldier
##Mark Sheridan ... Soldier
##Derek Godfrey ... Maecenas
##Ben Kingsley ... Thidias
##Martin Milman ... Dolabella
##Tim Pigott-Smith ... Proculeius
##Keith Taylor ... A Messenger
##Thomas Chesleigh ... Gallus
##Desmond Stokes ... Taurus
##Alan Foss ... A Senator
##John Bardon ... Demetrius
##Peter Godfrey ... A Sentry
##Malcolm Kaye ... A Guard
Deviations from the play[edit]
The major character of Sextus Pompey, who figures significantly in the plot in Act II, was completely excised from this production.
External links[edit]
##Antony and Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database


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Rome, a dramatic television series created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald and Bruno Heller, premiered on August 28, 2005 on the HBO Network in the United States and ended on March 25, 2007, after 2 seasons and a total of 22 episodes. Each episode is around 50 minutes long.
The first and second seasons of Rome were released on DVD in the U.S. in 2006 and 2007, respectively. "Rome Complete Seasons", a box set of the complete series with additional features, was released in 2008.
Rome is a historical drama depicting the period of history surrounding the violent transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire; a change driven by civil warfare between radical populares and conservative optimates, the decay of political institutions, and the actions of ambitious men and women.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 (2005)
2.2 Season 2 (2007)
3 References
4 External links

Series overview[edit]
See also: Rome media releases

Season
Episodes
Originally aired

Season premiere
Season finale
 1 12 August 28, 2005 November 20, 2005
 2 10 January 14, 2007 March 25, 2007



Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2005)[edit]

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S.
 Viewers
 (millions)

1
1 "The Stolen Eagle" Michael Apted Bruno Heller August 28, 2005 3.80[1]
As the wars in Gaul finally come to an end, Caesar is faced with both triumph and tribulation. On the heels of his victory comes news of his daughter's death. Rewarded with the adulation of the people, he also garners the enmity of powerful opponents and former friends. In Rome, Pompey the Great must balance honor and politics as he is urged to betray an ancient rival and recent friend. Atia of the Julii tries to steer her family on the dangerous path between the growing divisions of power, and in the Gallic countryside, two unlikely allies must reclaim that which Caesar has lost.
2
2 "How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic" Michael Apted Bruno Heller September 4, 2005 3.03[1]
With growing political tensions at home, Caesar needs a voice within the Senate, and Mark Antony is not above accepting the gift of a bought office. Escorting the new "Tribune of the People" to Rome, Vorenus and Pullo return to their homes for the first time in years: Vorenus to his family, and Pullo to his vices. Atia rewards those who return her lost son to her. In the back rooms of Rome, powerful men strike bargains to strip Caesar of his growing power, and in growing political tensions of Rome the actions of the basest of men will shake the foundations of the city.
3
3 "An Owl in a Thornbush" Michael Apted Bruno Heller September 11, 2005 2.58[2]
Caesar, at the head of his still advancing army, sends Vorenus and Pullo, along with the Ubian cavalry for reinforcement, on a mission to scout out Pompey's defenses, with the strict mandate to advance only until resistance is met and, if civilians are met along the way, to give Caesar's proclamation to them, and to instruct them to return to Rome and have it read in the forum. Marc Antony tells Vorenus that if no resistance is met and they encounter no civilians, he is to take the proclamation and nail it to the door of the Senate house. Caesar is curious as to why Vorenus is so morose and Antony reveals that Vorenus is a strict Catonian who believes what Caesar is doing is a "terrible sacrilege." Caesar responds that he is only seeking his legitimate right.
4
4 "Stealing from Saturn" Julian Farino Bruno Heller September 18, 2005 2.53[3]
In the opening scene, a man strung upside down from a tree is being flayed. Pompey, Brutus, Cicero, Cato, and Scipio discuss the current situation: Caesar has marched on Rome and taken control of the city without any meeting with any resistance, and the Senate and the legions loyal to Pompey have withdrawn to the south. Pompey's son Quintus enters the tent in which they are meeting, bearing bad news: the man whom Quintus has been having tortured has told them that, after killing Pompey's man Durio and attempting to steal the gold taken from the treasury in the Temple Of Saturn treasury, the entire party had run into Caesar's scouts, including Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, and had been either killed or forced to flee. Quintus is convinced that the scouts have taken the gold and Pompey sends him to Rome to find out more.
5
5 "The Ram has Touched the Wall" Allen Coulter Bruno Heller September 25, 2005 2.29[4]
Pompey must stall for time, and his supporters urge him to make peace with Caesar. Caesar and Antony must balance what is expedient with how their actions will appear to the people. Atia's jealousy of Servilia leads to actions that spell humiliation for Caesar and despair for Servilia. A sudden reversal of fortune forces Vorenus to choose whether it is to the legions or the underworld of Rome that he will sell his integrity. Servilia's rage turns her onto a dark path of revenge. Niobe faces the possibility of having to lose her son and have her secret fall into the hands of those who do not know what to do with it. Pullo is retained to educate Octavian, but it is questionable as to who will teach and who will learn.
6
6 "Egeria" Alan Poul John Milius and Bruno Heller October 2, 2005 2.06[5]
With Caesar leading his legions against Pompey, Mark Antony is left to govern Rome, much to the alarm of the patricians who must bear the brunt of Antony's new policies. Evander's disappearance causes even more divisions within Vorenus' family. Octavian's education takes a new twist as he faces a rite of passage. With news of disaster in Caesar's campaigns, Atia attempts to hedge her family's future by attempting to scheme with Antony against Caesar, with disastrous results, and begins to wonder if reconciliation with Servilia might not be wise. An ambassador brings Antony offers from Pompey, and he must choose whether to trust to Caesar's fate, or betray a friend. Vorenus and Niobe find intimacy together in the brief time before Antony's legions sail for Greece, and Pullo discovers that blasphemy has its consequences. Octavian is sent away to school because Atia feels that Rome is not safe for men of the Julii.
7
7 "Pharsalus" Tim Van Patten David Frankel October 9, 2005 2.43[6]
Caesar is desperate for troops after the tragedy in the Adriatic. Pompey's supporters resist his more cautious plans and press for glorious victory at Pharsulus. Niobe fears that Vorenus is lost and finds comfort with her estranged sister. Atia fears that Caesar's war and her influence are lost, and turns for help in an unlikely quarter. Octavia finds a hint of welcome but unsettling affection. Brutus and Cicero find hearty and unexpected forgiveness. Pullo and Vorenus find a grisly means of escape from their predicament, and are presented with an amazing opportunity and a difficult choice. Pompey discovers that a man's fate can only be avoided for so long.
8
8 "Caesarion" Steve Shill William J. MacDonald October 16, 2005 2.46[7]
Having pursued Pompey into Egypt, Caesar arrives in Alexandria and meets the boy king Ptolemy XIII, who offers the general a surprise gift. Vorenus and Pullo play liberators again, freeing Ptolemy's incarcerated sister Cleopatra. Caesar seeks payment from Egypt for past debts and ends up forging a strategic union to ensure his legacy.
9
9 "Utica" Jeremy Podeswa Alexandra Cunningham October 30, 2005 2.75[8]
With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a hero's welcome. Vorenus' and Pullo's showdown with a local thug, Erastes, leads to an unexpected reprieve from Caesar. Servilia's plan to use Octavia to unearth a secret about Caesar backfires. Octavian returns from his schooling, Timon mentions that it has been two years that he has been away.
10
10 "Triumph" Alan Taylor Adrian Hodges November 6, 2005 2.23[9]
Unanimously proclaimed Dictator by the Senate, Caesar pronounces the civil war over and proclaims a "triumph," five days of military pomp, feasting, and games honoring his victories. No longer an enlisted soldier, Pullo eyes a pastoral future with Eirene. Vorenus runs for municipal magistrate, with Posca's help. Octavian retrieves Octavia from her self-imposed exile. Servilia invites a vengeful Quintus, son of Pompey, into her home, to Brutus' dismay.
11
11 "The Spoils" Mikael Salomon Bruno Heller November 13, 2005 2.21[10]
While Pullo descends into Erastes' netherworld, Vorenus negotiates a severance for veteran soldiers. Caesar invites him and Niobe to one of Atia's parties. Cassius attempts to convince Brutus that the life of the Republic is indeed "in your hands."
12
12 "Kalends of February" Alan Taylor Bruno Heller November 20, 2005 2.59[11]
As a result of their exploits in the arena, Pullo and Vorenus have become heroes in Rome, causing Caesar to reward Vorenus. Pullo's unexpected return to Vorenus' household prompts a murder attempt by his former slave Eirene. Caesar overhauls the Senate by adding Vorenus and some former foes, to the chagrin of the old guard. While Caesar is murdered in the Senate, Servilia tells Atia that she intends to seek revenge against her.
Season 2 (2007)[edit]

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date

13
1 "Passover" Tim Van Patten Bruno Heller January 14, 2007
Caesar has been murdered, Mark Antony emerges from the Senate in shock, only to face Quintus Pompey and his thugs, who immediately follow him to try to kill him. Brutus returns home shaking after the murder. His mother is already plotting the return of the Roman Republic. Titus Pullo asks Eirene to marry him and she accepts. Erastes Fulmen kidnaps Lucius Vorenus' children and sister-in-law. Mark Antony proposes an amnesty to the rest of the senate to keep the peace and allow the Republic to continue. Vorenus says goodbye to Niobe while Rome says goodbye to Caesar. Vorenus and Pullo track down Fulmen to a bath house, where he tells them he killed Vorenus' family.
14
2 "Son of Hades" Allen Coulter Bruno Heller January 21, 2007
Mark Antony is ruling Rome, but Octavian is demanding his inheritance. In the meantime Cleopatra comes to Rome and asks for her son Caesarion to be recognized as Caesar's son. Lucius Vorenus is full of misery, having lost both his wife and his children, and also failed in his duty to Julius Caesar. Titus Pullo asks Mark Antony to help. Mark Antony sets Vorenus the task of ending the gang wars that have broken out in the Aventine after the death of Erastes Fulmen. He uses the goddess Concordia to persuade the gang bosses to meet: they have a superstitious regard for the goddess. When his reasonable offers are rejected by some of them, he commits sacrilege, breaking the image and declaring himself 'Son of Hades'. Pullo is alarmed by this. Vorenus thinks that the gods can do nothing more to him, so he has nothing to fear.
15
3 "These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero" Alan Poul Scott Buck January 28, 2007
As the nomadic Brutus and Cassius struggle to raise foreign money for an army, Mark Antony sets his sights on Gaul. Cicero delivers an in-absentia message to the Senate, and then throws his support to Octavian, the new Caesar. Meanwhile, Vorenus is in a battle of his own, having provoked an all-out gang war in the Aventine Collegium. At Atia’s villa, Octavia passes the hours getting intoxicated by hemp with a nouveau riche tradesman's daughter, while Duro (Rafi Gavron), a duplicitous youth, looks for a chance to set Servilia’s deadly plan in motion.
16
4 "Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)" Adam Davidson Todd Ellis Kessler February 4, 2007
43 BC. Servilia dispatches a spy named Duro to Atia’s villa. Duro slips into Atia’s kitchen, where he flirts with the cook, then secretly pours poison into the goose stew the cook was making for Atia's dinner. The cook tastes the stew and dies before Atia can touch it. Atia has Timon torture Duro until Duro confesses that he was working for Servilia. Atia then has her men capture Servilia, gang-rape her, and torture her. Octavian badly defeats Mark Antony in battle and begins calling himself Caesar. Octavian sends Agrippa to Rome to announce Octavian's victory to Octavia. Pullo informs Vorenus that his children are alive and in slavery, and they both set out to free them.
17
5 "Heroes of the Republic" Alik Sakharov Mere Smith February 11, 2007
The struggle in Rome continues as Octavian, the new Caesar, with his army at the city's borders, establishes himself as consul to the senate with the help of Cicero. Meanwhile, Vorenus returns to Rome with his rescued children. Secretly, the children wish to run away. The children steal some of Vorenus' money and run off to their aunt Lyde, who insists that they return to their father and, at least, pretend to love and forgive him even after what he has done to their mother. Vorenus makes peace with his rival gangs at a great loss, but informs Pullo that even though the others may think they're "going soft", they will rebuild their forces. At an orgy, Agrippa abducts Octavia and returns her home to Atia. After Atia fumes at Octavia for going to an orgy, Agrippa confesses his love for Octavia, who is stunned as he walks out.
18
6 "Philippi" Roger Young Eoghan Mahony February 18, 2007
The episode begins with Brutus and Cassius on their march through Greece with their army of 100,000 soldiers to challenge Octavian. Cassius is worried about the grain supply for their army, whereas Brutus is cheerful and talking about saving the Republic. In Cisalpine Gaul, Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian are devising a plan to surprise Brutus and Cassius. They believe their enemies do not know that they are reunited and hope to overcome Brutus and Cassius with an unexpectedly large army. Octavian comes up with a list of supporters of Brutus in Rome and proposes to send the list to Lucius Vorenus and order him to have them killed. Pullo is assigned to kill Cicero. Lepidus objects to the killing of some of the most honorable men in Rome but is persuaded by the prospect of the money the killing would bring to them. They resolve to march to Greece and leave Lepidus in Rome.
19
7 "Death Mask" John Maybury Scott Buck March 4, 2007
Servilia mourns the death of Brutus, killed at Phillipi. She kneels in front of Atia's door chanting repeatedly for justice. Although Atia ignores her initially, the incessant chanting attracts a crowd of pleb onlookers and annoys Atia. After two days, Atia gets fed up with Servilia's obstinacy and throws open the door to let Servilia vent her anger and leave. However, Servilia calls upon the gods to curse Atia for the rest of her life, and then commits suicide, leaving Atia in shock. Meanwhile Marc Antony, Octavian and Lepidus divide the empire to be ruled by them.
20
8 "A Necessary Fiction" Carl Franklin Todd Ellis Kessler March 11, 2007
Prince Herod has shipped in a secret consignment of gold for the Triumvirate, and Octavian instructs Vorenus to oversee its safe passage discreetly into Rome. Vorenus delegates the task to Pullo, who is known and trusted by both Octavian and Mark Antony, much to the ire of Vorenus' third man, Mascius. However, Gaia poisons Eirene's tea, causing Eirene to die in childbirth with a stillborn baby boy. Pullo is incapacitated with grief, so Mascius takes over the operation. An ambush results in the theft of the gold and the near death of Mascius. As accusations fly, Maecenas is convinced that Antony and Posca are the culprits. He had earlier plotted with Posca to steal a portion of the gold for themselves, but now believes that he has been double-crossed. He exacts his revenge by revealing to Octavian that sexual relationships still exist between Antony and Atia and between Octavia and Agrippa. Octavian sends Marc Antony away to Egypt, and Lucius Vorenus joins him.
21
9 "Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)" Steve Shill Mere Smith March 18, 2007
Rome is facing a dire shortage of grain, forcing Octavian to barter with Mark Antony to get new shipments sent from Egypt. Mark Antony and Cleopatra continually increase their demands in exchange for grain, eventually driving away Octavian's negotiator. In so doing, Antony hopes to push Octavian into declaring war, which Antony believes he can win due to his support among the Roman people. As a last resort, Octavian sends Atia and Octavia to Alexandria, knowing that Antony will reject his lover and lawful wife respectively. Octavian is proven correct: Antony refuses to see Atia and Octavia and sends them back to Rome. Posca secretly leaves Antony's service and defects to Octavian. Lucius Vorenus, who has been telling Caesarion about Caesarion's father (the boy believes his father to be Julius Caesar, though Vorenus seems to be speaking of Titus Pullo), chooses to stay in Alexandria with Antony.
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10 "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)" John Maybury Bruno Heller March 25, 2007
After losing the Battle of Actium, a vanquished Mark Antony barricades himself with Cleopatra in their palace in Alexandria. The palace becomes a place of never-ending orgies as Mark Antony and Cleopatra drug and drink themselves into stupor. Octavian sends an emissary to Mark Antony, with a secret message to Lucius Vorenus in an attempt to avoid a direct assault on the palace, which might lead to a popular uprising. It is made clear that Titus Pullo is aware that Caesarion is his son and that Vorenus also knows this. Mark Antony refuses Octavian's demand of unconditional surrender and challenges Octavian to single combat. Vorenus also refuses to betray Mark Antony by opening the palace gates. After a brief combat exercise with Vorenus, Mark Antony leaves in visibly physically and mentally deteriorated condition.
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External links[edit]
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 Servilia of the Junii ·
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Episodes



Season 1

The Stolen Eagle ·
 How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic ·
 An Owl in a Thornbush ·
 Stealing from Saturn ·
 The Ram has Touched the Wall ·
 Egeria ·
 Pharsalus ·
 Caesarion ·
 Utica ·
 Triumph ·
 The Spoils ·
 Kalends of February
 


Season 2

Passover ·
 Son of Hades ·
 These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero ·
 Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare) ·
 Heroes of the Republic ·
 Philippi ·
 Death Mask ·
 A Necessary Fiction ·
 Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man) ·
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Rome, a dramatic television series created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald and Bruno Heller, premiered on August 28, 2005 on the HBO Network in the United States and ended on March 25, 2007, after 2 seasons and a total of 22 episodes. Each episode is around 50 minutes long.
The first and second seasons of Rome were released on DVD in the U.S. in 2006 and 2007, respectively. "Rome Complete Seasons", a box set of the complete series with additional features, was released in 2008.
Rome is a historical drama depicting the period of history surrounding the violent transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire; a change driven by civil warfare between radical populares and conservative optimates, the decay of political institutions, and the actions of ambitious men and women.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 (2005)
2.2 Season 2 (2007)
3 References
4 External links

Series overview[edit]
See also: Rome media releases

Season
Episodes
Originally aired

Season premiere
Season finale
 1 12 August 28, 2005 November 20, 2005
 2 10 January 14, 2007 March 25, 2007



Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2005)[edit]

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1 "The Stolen Eagle" Michael Apted Bruno Heller August 28, 2005 3.80[1]
As the wars in Gaul finally come to an end, Caesar is faced with both triumph and tribulation. On the heels of his victory comes news of his daughter's death. Rewarded with the adulation of the people, he also garners the enmity of powerful opponents and former friends. In Rome, Pompey the Great must balance honor and politics as he is urged to betray an ancient rival and recent friend. Atia of the Julii tries to steer her family on the dangerous path between the growing divisions of power, and in the Gallic countryside, two unlikely allies must reclaim that which Caesar has lost.
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2 "How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic" Michael Apted Bruno Heller September 4, 2005 3.03[1]
With growing political tensions at home, Caesar needs a voice within the Senate, and Mark Antony is not above accepting the gift of a bought office. Escorting the new "Tribune of the People" to Rome, Vorenus and Pullo return to their homes for the first time in years: Vorenus to his family, and Pullo to his vices. Atia rewards those who return her lost son to her. In the back rooms of Rome, powerful men strike bargains to strip Caesar of his growing power, and in growing political tensions of Rome the actions of the basest of men will shake the foundations of the city.
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3 "An Owl in a Thornbush" Michael Apted Bruno Heller September 11, 2005 2.58[2]
Caesar, at the head of his still advancing army, sends Vorenus and Pullo, along with the Ubian cavalry for reinforcement, on a mission to scout out Pompey's defenses, with the strict mandate to advance only until resistance is met and, if civilians are met along the way, to give Caesar's proclamation to them, and to instruct them to return to Rome and have it read in the forum. Marc Antony tells Vorenus that if no resistance is met and they encounter no civilians, he is to take the proclamation and nail it to the door of the Senate house. Caesar is curious as to why Vorenus is so morose and Antony reveals that Vorenus is a strict Catonian who believes what Caesar is doing is a "terrible sacrilege." Caesar responds that he is only seeking his legitimate right.
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4 "Stealing from Saturn" Julian Farino Bruno Heller September 18, 2005 2.53[3]
In the opening scene, a man strung upside down from a tree is being flayed. Pompey, Brutus, Cicero, Cato, and Scipio discuss the current situation: Caesar has marched on Rome and taken control of the city without any meeting with any resistance, and the Senate and the legions loyal to Pompey have withdrawn to the south. Pompey's son Quintus enters the tent in which they are meeting, bearing bad news: the man whom Quintus has been having tortured has told them that, after killing Pompey's man Durio and attempting to steal the gold taken from the treasury in the Temple Of Saturn treasury, the entire party had run into Caesar's scouts, including Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, and had been either killed or forced to flee. Quintus is convinced that the scouts have taken the gold and Pompey sends him to Rome to find out more.
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5 "The Ram has Touched the Wall" Allen Coulter Bruno Heller September 25, 2005 2.29[4]
Pompey must stall for time, and his supporters urge him to make peace with Caesar. Caesar and Antony must balance what is expedient with how their actions will appear to the people. Atia's jealousy of Servilia leads to actions that spell humiliation for Caesar and despair for Servilia. A sudden reversal of fortune forces Vorenus to choose whether it is to the legions or the underworld of Rome that he will sell his integrity. Servilia's rage turns her onto a dark path of revenge. Niobe faces the possibility of having to lose her son and have her secret fall into the hands of those who do not know what to do with it. Pullo is retained to educate Octavian, but it is questionable as to who will teach and who will learn.
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6 "Egeria" Alan Poul John Milius and Bruno Heller October 2, 2005 2.06[5]
With Caesar leading his legions against Pompey, Mark Antony is left to govern Rome, much to the alarm of the patricians who must bear the brunt of Antony's new policies. Evander's disappearance causes even more divisions within Vorenus' family. Octavian's education takes a new twist as he faces a rite of passage. With news of disaster in Caesar's campaigns, Atia attempts to hedge her family's future by attempting to scheme with Antony against Caesar, with disastrous results, and begins to wonder if reconciliation with Servilia might not be wise. An ambassador brings Antony offers from Pompey, and he must choose whether to trust to Caesar's fate, or betray a friend. Vorenus and Niobe find intimacy together in the brief time before Antony's legions sail for Greece, and Pullo discovers that blasphemy has its consequences. Octavian is sent away to school because Atia feels that Rome is not safe for men of the Julii.
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7 "Pharsalus" Tim Van Patten David Frankel October 9, 2005 2.43[6]
Caesar is desperate for troops after the tragedy in the Adriatic. Pompey's supporters resist his more cautious plans and press for glorious victory at Pharsulus. Niobe fears that Vorenus is lost and finds comfort with her estranged sister. Atia fears that Caesar's war and her influence are lost, and turns for help in an unlikely quarter. Octavia finds a hint of welcome but unsettling affection. Brutus and Cicero find hearty and unexpected forgiveness. Pullo and Vorenus find a grisly means of escape from their predicament, and are presented with an amazing opportunity and a difficult choice. Pompey discovers that a man's fate can only be avoided for so long.
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8 "Caesarion" Steve Shill William J. MacDonald October 16, 2005 2.46[7]
Having pursued Pompey into Egypt, Caesar arrives in Alexandria and meets the boy king Ptolemy XIII, who offers the general a surprise gift. Vorenus and Pullo play liberators again, freeing Ptolemy's incarcerated sister Cleopatra. Caesar seeks payment from Egypt for past debts and ends up forging a strategic union to ensure his legacy.
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9 "Utica" Jeremy Podeswa Alexandra Cunningham October 30, 2005 2.75[8]
With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a hero's welcome. Vorenus' and Pullo's showdown with a local thug, Erastes, leads to an unexpected reprieve from Caesar. Servilia's plan to use Octavia to unearth a secret about Caesar backfires. Octavian returns from his schooling, Timon mentions that it has been two years that he has been away.
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10 "Triumph" Alan Taylor Adrian Hodges November 6, 2005 2.23[9]
Unanimously proclaimed Dictator by the Senate, Caesar pronounces the civil war over and proclaims a "triumph," five days of military pomp, feasting, and games honoring his victories. No longer an enlisted soldier, Pullo eyes a pastoral future with Eirene. Vorenus runs for municipal magistrate, with Posca's help. Octavian retrieves Octavia from her self-imposed exile. Servilia invites a vengeful Quintus, son of Pompey, into her home, to Brutus' dismay.
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11 "The Spoils" Mikael Salomon Bruno Heller November 13, 2005 2.21[10]
While Pullo descends into Erastes' netherworld, Vorenus negotiates a severance for veteran soldiers. Caesar invites him and Niobe to one of Atia's parties. Cassius attempts to convince Brutus that the life of the Republic is indeed "in your hands."
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12 "Kalends of February" Alan Taylor Bruno Heller November 20, 2005 2.59[11]
As a result of their exploits in the arena, Pullo and Vorenus have become heroes in Rome, causing Caesar to reward Vorenus. Pullo's unexpected return to Vorenus' household prompts a murder attempt by his former slave Eirene. Caesar overhauls the Senate by adding Vorenus and some former foes, to the chagrin of the old guard. While Caesar is murdered in the Senate, Servilia tells Atia that she intends to seek revenge against her.
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1 "Passover" Tim Van Patten Bruno Heller January 14, 2007
Caesar has been murdered, Mark Antony emerges from the Senate in shock, only to face Quintus Pompey and his thugs, who immediately follow him to try to kill him. Brutus returns home shaking after the murder. His mother is already plotting the return of the Roman Republic. Titus Pullo asks Eirene to marry him and she accepts. Erastes Fulmen kidnaps Lucius Vorenus' children and sister-in-law. Mark Antony proposes an amnesty to the rest of the senate to keep the peace and allow the Republic to continue. Vorenus says goodbye to Niobe while Rome says goodbye to Caesar. Vorenus and Pullo track down Fulmen to a bath house, where he tells them he killed Vorenus' family.
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2 "Son of Hades" Allen Coulter Bruno Heller January 21, 2007
Mark Antony is ruling Rome, but Octavian is demanding his inheritance. In the meantime Cleopatra comes to Rome and asks for her son Caesarion to be recognized as Caesar's son. Lucius Vorenus is full of misery, having lost both his wife and his children, and also failed in his duty to Julius Caesar. Titus Pullo asks Mark Antony to help. Mark Antony sets Vorenus the task of ending the gang wars that have broken out in the Aventine after the death of Erastes Fulmen. He uses the goddess Concordia to persuade the gang bosses to meet: they have a superstitious regard for the goddess. When his reasonable offers are rejected by some of them, he commits sacrilege, breaking the image and declaring himself 'Son of Hades'. Pullo is alarmed by this. Vorenus thinks that the gods can do nothing more to him, so he has nothing to fear.
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3 "These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero" Alan Poul Scott Buck January 28, 2007
As the nomadic Brutus and Cassius struggle to raise foreign money for an army, Mark Antony sets his sights on Gaul. Cicero delivers an in-absentia message to the Senate, and then throws his support to Octavian, the new Caesar. Meanwhile, Vorenus is in a battle of his own, having provoked an all-out gang war in the Aventine Collegium. At Atia’s villa, Octavia passes the hours getting intoxicated by hemp with a nouveau riche tradesman's daughter, while Duro (Rafi Gavron), a duplicitous youth, looks for a chance to set Servilia’s deadly plan in motion.
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4 "Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)" Adam Davidson Todd Ellis Kessler February 4, 2007
43 BC. Servilia dispatches a spy named Duro to Atia’s villa. Duro slips into Atia’s kitchen, where he flirts with the cook, then secretly pours poison into the goose stew the cook was making for Atia's dinner. The cook tastes the stew and dies before Atia can touch it. Atia has Timon torture Duro until Duro confesses that he was working for Servilia. Atia then has her men capture Servilia, gang-rape her, and torture her. Octavian badly defeats Mark Antony in battle and begins calling himself Caesar. Octavian sends Agrippa to Rome to announce Octavian's victory to Octavia. Pullo informs Vorenus that his children are alive and in slavery, and they both set out to free them.
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5 "Heroes of the Republic" Alik Sakharov Mere Smith February 11, 2007
The struggle in Rome continues as Octavian, the new Caesar, with his army at the city's borders, establishes himself as consul to the senate with the help of Cicero. Meanwhile, Vorenus returns to Rome with his rescued children. Secretly, the children wish to run away. The children steal some of Vorenus' money and run off to their aunt Lyde, who insists that they return to their father and, at least, pretend to love and forgive him even after what he has done to their mother. Vorenus makes peace with his rival gangs at a great loss, but informs Pullo that even though the others may think they're "going soft", they will rebuild their forces. At an orgy, Agrippa abducts Octavia and returns her home to Atia. After Atia fumes at Octavia for going to an orgy, Agrippa confesses his love for Octavia, who is stunned as he walks out.
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6 "Philippi" Roger Young Eoghan Mahony February 18, 2007
The episode begins with Brutus and Cassius on their march through Greece with their army of 100,000 soldiers to challenge Octavian. Cassius is worried about the grain supply for their army, whereas Brutus is cheerful and talking about saving the Republic. In Cisalpine Gaul, Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian are devising a plan to surprise Brutus and Cassius. They believe their enemies do not know that they are reunited and hope to overcome Brutus and Cassius with an unexpectedly large army. Octavian comes up with a list of supporters of Brutus in Rome and proposes to send the list to Lucius Vorenus and order him to have them killed. Pullo is assigned to kill Cicero. Lepidus objects to the killing of some of the most honorable men in Rome but is persuaded by the prospect of the money the killing would bring to them. They resolve to march to Greece and leave Lepidus in Rome.
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7 "Death Mask" John Maybury Scott Buck March 4, 2007
Servilia mourns the death of Brutus, killed at Phillipi. She kneels in front of Atia's door chanting repeatedly for justice. Although Atia ignores her initially, the incessant chanting attracts a crowd of pleb onlookers and annoys Atia. After two days, Atia gets fed up with Servilia's obstinacy and throws open the door to let Servilia vent her anger and leave. However, Servilia calls upon the gods to curse Atia for the rest of her life, and then commits suicide, leaving Atia in shock. Meanwhile Marc Antony, Octavian and Lepidus divide the empire to be ruled by them.
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8 "A Necessary Fiction" Carl Franklin Todd Ellis Kessler March 11, 2007
Prince Herod has shipped in a secret consignment of gold for the Triumvirate, and Octavian instructs Vorenus to oversee its safe passage discreetly into Rome. Vorenus delegates the task to Pullo, who is known and trusted by both Octavian and Mark Antony, much to the ire of Vorenus' third man, Mascius. However, Gaia poisons Eirene's tea, causing Eirene to die in childbirth with a stillborn baby boy. Pullo is incapacitated with grief, so Mascius takes over the operation. An ambush results in the theft of the gold and the near death of Mascius. As accusations fly, Maecenas is convinced that Antony and Posca are the culprits. He had earlier plotted with Posca to steal a portion of the gold for themselves, but now believes that he has been double-crossed. He exacts his revenge by revealing to Octavian that sexual relationships still exist between Antony and Atia and between Octavia and Agrippa. Octavian sends Marc Antony away to Egypt, and Lucius Vorenus joins him.
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9 "Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)" Steve Shill Mere Smith March 18, 2007
Rome is facing a dire shortage of grain, forcing Octavian to barter with Mark Antony to get new shipments sent from Egypt. Mark Antony and Cleopatra continually increase their demands in exchange for grain, eventually driving away Octavian's negotiator. In so doing, Antony hopes to push Octavian into declaring war, which Antony believes he can win due to his support among the Roman people. As a last resort, Octavian sends Atia and Octavia to Alexandria, knowing that Antony will reject his lover and lawful wife respectively. Octavian is proven correct: Antony refuses to see Atia and Octavia and sends them back to Rome. Posca secretly leaves Antony's service and defects to Octavian. Lucius Vorenus, who has been telling Caesarion about Caesarion's father (the boy believes his father to be Julius Caesar, though Vorenus seems to be speaking of Titus Pullo), chooses to stay in Alexandria with Antony.
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10 "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)" John Maybury Bruno Heller March 25, 2007
After losing the Battle of Actium, a vanquished Mark Antony barricades himself with Cleopatra in their palace in Alexandria. The palace becomes a place of never-ending orgies as Mark Antony and Cleopatra drug and drink themselves into stupor. Octavian sends an emissary to Mark Antony, with a secret message to Lucius Vorenus in an attempt to avoid a direct assault on the palace, which might lead to a popular uprising. It is made clear that Titus Pullo is aware that Caesarion is his son and that Vorenus also knows this. Mark Antony refuses Octavian's demand of unconditional surrender and challenges Octavian to single combat. Vorenus also refuses to betray Mark Antony by opening the palace gates. After a brief combat exercise with Vorenus, Mark Antony leaves in visibly physically and mentally deteriorated condition.
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The Stolen Eagle ·
 How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic ·
 An Owl in a Thornbush ·
 Stealing from Saturn ·
 The Ram has Touched the Wall ·
 Egeria ·
 Pharsalus ·
 Caesarion ·
 Utica ·
 Triumph ·
 The Spoils ·
 Kalends of February
 


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Passover ·
 Son of Hades ·
 These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero ·
 Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare) ·
 Heroes of the Republic ·
 Philippi ·
 Death Mask ·
 A Necessary Fiction ·
 Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man) ·
 De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
 


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Rome
Rome title card.jpg
Title screen (1st season)

Genre
Historical drama
Created by
Bruno Heller
John Milius
William J. MacDonald
Directed by
Michael Apted
Starring
Kevin McKidd
Ray Stevenson
Polly Walker
Max Pirkis
Simon Woods
Lindsay Duncan
James Purefoy
Ciarán Hinds
Tobias Menzies
Kerry Condon
Indira Varma
Allen Leech
Camilla Rutherford
Composer(s)
Jeff Beal
Country of origin
Italy
 United Kingdom
 United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
2
No. of episodes
22 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Bruno Heller
John Milius
William J. MacDonald
 Frank Doelger
Anne Thomopoulos
John Melfi
Location(s)
Lazio, Italy
Sofia, Bulgaria
Cinematography
Alik Sakharov, ASC
Martin Kenzie
 Marco Pontecorvo
Running time
50 minutes
Broadcast

Original channel
BBC / HBO / Rai Fiction
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
Original run
28 August 2005 – 25 March 2007
Rome is a British-American-Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons were broadcast on HBO, BBC Two, and RaiDue between 2005 and 2007. They were later released on DVD and Blu-ray. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic to Empire.
The series features a sprawling ensemble cast of characters, many of whom are based on real figures from historical records, but the lead protagonists are ultimately two soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined with key historical events. Rome was a ratings success for HBO and the BBC. The series received much media attention from the start, and was honored with numerous awards and nominations in its two-series run. Co-creator Heller stated in December 2008 that a Rome movie was in development, but as of early 2015 no further production had been initiated. The series was filmed in various locations, but most notably in the Cinecittà studios in Italy.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot overview
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development
3.2 Filming
3.3 Editing
3.4 Music
4 Broadcast and DVD releases 4.1 International syndication
4.2 Cancellation and future 4.2.1 Film
4.3 Home release
5 Episodes
6 Impact 6.1 Reception
6.2 Awards and nominations
6.3 Historical deviations
7 See also
8 References 8.1 Notes
9 External links

Plot overview[edit]



Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo (left) and Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus (right), seen in the episode "Pharsalus"
The series primarily chronicles the lives and deeds of the rich, powerful and historically significant, but also focuses on the lives, fortunes, families and acquaintances of two common men: Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, two fictionalized versions of a pair of Roman soldiers mentioned in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.[1] The fictional Vorenus and Pullo manage to witness and often influence many of the historical events presented in the series, although some licence is taken.
The first season depicts Julius Caesar's civil war of 49 BC against the traditionalist conservative faction in the Roman Senate (the Optimates), his rise to dictatorship over Rome and his fall, spanning the time from the end of his Gallic Wars (52 BC or 701 ab urbe condita) until his assassination on 15 March 44 BC (the infamous Ides of March). Against the backdrop of these cataclysmic events, we also see the early years of the young Octavian, who is destined to become the first Emperor of Rome, Augustus. The second season chronicles the power struggle between Octavian and Mark Antony following Caesar's assassination, spanning the period from Caesar's death in 44 BC to Octavian's victory over Antony at Actium in 31 BC.
Cast[edit]
Main article: List of Rome characters
##Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus (Season 1 and 2) – A staunch, traditional Roman officer who struggles to balance his personal beliefs, his duty to his superiors, and the needs of his family and friends. The basis for this character is the historical Roman soldier of the same name, who is briefly mentioned in Julius Caesar's De Bello Gallico 5.44.
##Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo (Season 1 and 2) – A friendly, upbeat, devil-may-care soldier with the morals of a pirate, the appetites of a hedonist, and a total lack of personal responsibility, who discovers hidden ideals and integrity within himself. The basis for this character also comes from Caesar's De Bello Gallico 5.44 and Commentarii de Bello Civili 3.67 (if he is the same as Titus Pulleio).
##Ciarán Hinds as Julius Caesar (Season 1) – Caesar is ambitious but his aims and motives are often kept ambiguous to further complicate the plot and test the personal loyalties of the other characters. He advertises himself as a reformer who sides with the Plebeians, even though he is himself a Patrician. He is also merciful to his beaten enemies, genuinely distressed by their deaths and relieved at their willingness to make peace where a more vindictive individual would have simply killed them.
##Kenneth Cranham as Pompey Magnus (Season 1) – A legendary general, past the days of his prime, who tries to recapture the glories of his youth as well as to do what is right for the Republic. The real Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a Roman general and politician who was as ambitious as Caesar and just as unorthodox in his youth. He chose to ally himself with the optimates in opposing Caesar and supporting the traditional Roman Republic.
##Polly Walker as Atia of the Julii (Season 1 and 2) – The niece of Julius Caesar and mother of Octavian/Augustus and Octavia. She is depicted as a cheerfully amoral and opportunistic manipulator. Her family connections and sexual liaisons have brought her into contact with some of the most powerful individuals in Rome, making her a highly influential figure in Roman society. Atia is very loosely based on the historical figure Atia Balba Caesonia about whom little detail is known. Rome Historical Consultant Jonathan Stamp identifies the historical figure Clodia as the primary basis for the character of Atia[citation needed].
##James Purefoy as Mark Antony (Season 1 and 2) – A very popular and cunning Roman general and politician and a close supporter of Julius Caesar in season 1. In season 2, he fights against the power hungry and unaccomplished Octavian.
##Tobias Menzies as Marcus Junius Brutus (Season 1 and 2) – Portrayed as a young man torn between what he believes is right, and his loyalty and love of a man who has been like a father to him. The real Marcus Junius Brutus was the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins, and one of the key figures in the civil wars that followed the assassination.
##Lindsay Duncan as Servilia of the Junii (Season 1 and 2) – The mother of Marcus Junius Brutus, lover of the married Julius Caesar, and enemy of Atia of the Julii. Servilia is depicted as a sophisticated and regal Roman matron who follows her heart to her detriment, betrayed by love, and hungering for revenge. She slowly becomes as cruel as those whom she would destroy. Servilia is loosely based on the historical personage of Servilia Caepionis, mother of Marcus Junius Brutus, and famous lover of Julius Caesar.
##Indira Varma as Niobe (Season 1) – A beautiful woman devoted to her family. Niobe is a proud Plebeian from a large clan. After marrying Lucius Vorenus and giving birth to their two daughters, she functioned as a single parent when Lucius went off to war.
##Max Pirkis (Season 1 and early 2) and Simon Woods (season 2) as Gaius Octavian – Portrayed as a shrewd, if somewhat cold, young man, with an understanding of the world, people, philosophy, and politics that go well beyond his years. Despite this he is very power hungry and uses the accomplishments of others that he is related to in order to further his political career. The basis for this character is the early life of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor.
##Nicholas Woodeson as Posca (Season 1 and 2) – A Greek slave of Julius Caesar, yet also his friend, aide-de-camp, and confidant in most things personal and professional. As a slave, he will seldom receive credit, but it appears that many of the more simple and elegant solutions to Caesar's problems come from the mind of Posca. Posca is freed and given a stipend in Caesar's will at the start of the second season. He throws his support behind Antony in later episodes, but later strategically defects to Octavian. In the second episode of the second season, Mark Antony refers to him as a Greek, which is in keeping with his highly educated and influential position for a slave.
##Kerry Condon as Octavia of the Julii (Season 1 and 2) – The character is based on the Roman matron Octavia Thurina Minor, sister of Roman Emperor Augustus, born to one of the most powerful families in Rome, the Julii. Octavia is the only daughter and elder child of Atia of the Julii, who is the niece of Gaius Julius Caesar. In season 2 she marries Mark Antony. In real life she married Antony (newly a widower) in 40 BC as part of the Pact of Brundisium, having been ordered by the Senate to set aside the mandatory ten-month term of widowhood after the death of her first husband Claudius Marcellus.
##Rick Warden as Quintus Pompey (Season 1 and 2) – The son of Pompey. There is no basis for this character, but the character may be meant to represent the younger of Pompey's historical sons Sextus Pompeius.
##Karl Johnson as Porcius Cato (Season 1) – An extreme traditionalist, against political and social decay, and a staunch defender of the Roman Republic. The real Cato the Younger was a Roman orator, author, and politician who committed suicide to avoid living under Caesar's tyranny.
##David Bamber as Marcus Tullius Cicero (Season 1 and 2) – A moderate politician and scholar, who is challenged with trying to save the traditional Republic from the ambitions of the various characters on the show. The real Cicero was a Roman politician, writer, and orator.
##Lee Boardman as Timon (Season 1 and 2) – A Roman-Jew, depicted as a "hired sword" – from bodyguard to assassin – for Atia of the Julii, from whom he is quite willing to take her body in lieu of coin.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
William J. MacDonald and John Milius pitched the idea to HBO as a mini series, but the network made it a full-fledged series.[2] In 2002, HBO and the BBC agreed to co-produce the series, committing a US$100–110 million (£62.7 million) budget to the production of twelve 1-hour episodes, with HBO contributing $85 million, and the BBC contributing $15 million.[3] The BBC contributed £800,000 to every episode of Rome in its first season.[4] Rome is the largest co-produced series with the American film market in the BBC's history. The series also marked the first series on which HBO and the BBC worked together as co-producers, although the two companies had worked together in other roles in earlier series, including Band of Brothers and The Gathering Storm.[5]
Tranter from the BBC has said this about the development of Rome: "It felt like something that could have been developed by us, and HBO felt like natural partners for the BBC".[5][6] On 20 April 2006, Carolyn Strauss, president of HBO announced the development of a second season for Rome.[7]
Filming[edit]



 Set of Rome in Cinecittà studios, Rome
Between March 2004 and May 2005 Rome was filmed in co-production with Rai Fiction in the Italian countryside on Cinecittà studios' six sound stages in Rome. A collection of massive sets in Cinecittà studios' back lots comprised an elaborate "period reconstruction" of sections of ancient Rome.[8] It was a huge undertaking, with an international crew of 350, and more than 50 local Italian interns.
The production is regarded as one of the most expensive in the history of television. Funding was generously employed to recreate an impressively detailed set featuring a number of Roman Villas, the Forum, and a vast slum area of the ancient city of Rome. A significant part of this set was later destroyed by a fire that burned down a portion of the Cinecittà Studios in 2007.[9] According to HBO, the fire started after they had finished filming the second season.[10] A portion of the set was also used in late 2007 by the crew of the long-running BBC sci-fi drama series Doctor Who, for the fourth season episode "The Fires of Pompeii".
Audio commentary on the Season 1 DVD indicates that many of the background performers used in the series were also their true professional counterparts. One example is that the actor shown in the series working as a butcher on the streets of Rome was in fact a real-life butcher.[11]
Editing[edit]
In a separate move, the BBC also decided to re-edit the first three episodes (all directed by Michael Apted) into two episodes. The BBC claimed that this was because the British audience were more familiar with the history of Rome than their American counterparts and so much of the history was unnecessary; however, Apted claims that the purpose was to boost the ratings by increasing the prominence of the scenes of sex and violence. In an interview with The Times, Apted said:

I'm really pissed off with the BBC for bringing down my first three episodes to two and, in doing so, taking out much of the vital politics. What also makes me very grumpy is that I was told that the cuts had been introduced by the BBC because they thought British viewers already knew the historical background. But all that's happened as far as the viewer is concerned is that it has made Rome hard to follow.[12]
Apted also said that he only learned of the edits by accident, "...a couple of weeks ago when one of the actors told me". Since then, the original uncut Season 1 episodes aired on UKTV Drama, coincident with the UK broadcast of Season 2 on BBC Two.
The Italian broadcast of the series was also marred by controversy. Strong language was removed in the Italian dubbing process; as for the more explicit sex scenes and disturbing violence, they were replaced by "safe" alternative versions shot during production especially for the Italian market.[13] Rai 4 began showing the "complete version" of the series on Italian TV in September 2009.[14]
Music[edit]
Composer Jeff Beal was invited to audition for Rome after he completed work on HBO's Carnivàle. The producers sent him a short edit of episode seven. From that, Beal began writing a demo score. Based on head writer Bruno Heller's desired gritty pre-Christian feel for the series, and HBO's interest in a non-modern sound, Beal chose to compose and record with live instruments from across the ancient Roman world. For each episode, Beal had about two weeks to work: in the first, he composed for – and recorded – the instruments he performed on the soundtrack. In the second week, he incorporated producer's notes, orchestrated and recorded the other live instrumental sections.[15]
Broadcast and DVD releases[edit]
Rome's first season originally aired on HBO in the United States between 28 August and 20 November 2005, subsequently being broadcast on the United Kingdom's BBC Two between 2 November 2005 and 4 January 2006, and on Rai Due in Italy between 17 March 2006 and 28 April 2006. The second season aired on HBO in the US from 14 January 2007 to 25 March 2007.
International syndication[edit]
The series was launched in the United States on 24 August 2005, at Wadsworth Theatre in Los Angeles. HBO broadcast the series pilot "The Stolen Eagle" four days later. According to the Nielsen ratings system, the pilot broadcast was seen by 3.8 million viewers and achieved a 9.1 household rating for Sunday primetime.[16][17] HBO re-aired the pilot 11 times in the week following the 28 August 2005 premiere, garnering a total viewership of 8.9 million for all 11 airings.[17] After the broadcast of only three first season episodes, HBO announced plans to produce a second season of Rome in 2006, for release in March 2007.[18] HBO aired each episode multiple times a week, and by the end of the first season, the total weekly audience for all airings exceeded seven million viewers.[19] The second season premiered in January 2007, with the first episode attracting 1.5 million viewers.[20] The final episode aired 25 March 2007 in the U.S.
In total, HBO spent about $10 million US$ to promote Rome. HBO enlisted the Mozilla Firefox web browser in its marketing campaign for the series by designing a downloadable custom Rome Firefox theme.[21] BBC Two premiered Rome in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2005, attracting 6.6 million viewers (27%); viewing figures declined in future episodes, with the season finale only attracting 3 million viewers (13%).[22] The first episode of the second season aired on BBC Two on 20 June 2007.
A "sanitized" version of the first series of Rome – with toned-down nudity and violence – aired on Rai Due in Italy, garnering only a meagre 10% audience share. RAI also stated to have co-produced the show, whereas HBO listed only itself and BBC as co-producers.[23] The Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera called it a "prime example of historical misinformation", and called actor Ciarán Hinds (Julius Caesar) a "parody". The paper also called the relationship between Atia of the Julii (Polly Walker) and Mark Antony (James Purefoy) "ridiculous".[24] The second series was never broadcast at all on analogue TV; however, starting from October 2009, digital-only channel Rai 4 broadcast the original uncut version of the first series and went on to broadcast the second series unaltered as well.
Cancellation and future[edit]
HBO Chairman Chris Albrecht announced in a July 2006 news conference that season two of Rome would be its last, citing the fact that the series (called "notoriously expensive" by Broadcasting & Cable) had been developed under a two-year contract with the BBC that would have been difficult for the BBC to extend due to the series' cost.[25][26] Of the storyline, co-creator Heller said:
“ I discovered halfway through writing the second season the show was going to end. The second was going to end with the death of Brutus. Third and fourth season would be set in Egypt. Fifth was going to be the rise of the Messiah in Israel. But because we got the heads-up that the second season would be it, I telescoped the third and fourth season into the second one, which accounts for the blazing speed we go through history near the end. There's certainly more than enough history to go around.[27] ”
Film[edit]
In a February 2008 interview with Movieweb.com, actor Ray Stevenson stated that a Rome film was in development, with Heller working on a script.[28] Heller confirmed in December that there was "talk of doing a movie version", adding that "It's moving along. It's not there until it is there. I would love to round that show off".[27] In an April 2009 interview with the Associated Press, Actor Kevin McKidd stated the "Rome" film was "in development", and Lucius Vorenus will likely be a part of it.[29] In March 2010, Entertainment Weekly stated that Heller had completed the script for Morning Light Productions, the film's financiers, and was now awaiting a director and a studio, since HBO Films "won't be involved".[30] However, in a more recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Heller indicated the project had stalled - "I'm not holding my breath".[31] April 15. 2014 ScreenRant received reports from Entertainment Weekly in which it was confirmed that a movie based on HBO Rome is indeed on the way. Quote "As reported in 2009 Bruno Heller, who wrote and executive produced the series, is writing the movie script as well; the film will be produced by Morning Light Productions.The only question that remains is which epoch of Rome will the movie focus on and which cast members will be featured on the big screen?" Kevin McKidd (Lucius Vorenus) himself spoke in September 2013 about it. "“There is a script that is being shopped and it’s supposedly very good, I haven’t seen it, but I am definitely going to be a part of the movie… He is very much alive, so that should be a fun story to tell.”
Home release[edit]
Main article: Rome series DVD
Rome: The Complete First Season was released as a six-disc Region 1 DVD box set in the United States in 2006, distributed by HBO Home Video. Featuring all 12 episodes, it included features such as episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage and making-of features. The set (without the episodic previews and recaps) was also released in Region 2, with the same title.
Season 2 was released in North America in 2007[32] and soon after in Region 2. Rome: The Complete Series was released in November 2009 on Blu-ray in North America.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Rome episodes

Season
Episodes
Originally aired

Season premiere
Season finale
 1 12 August 28, 2005 November 20, 2005
 2 10 January 14, 2007 March 25, 2007
Rome ran for 2 seasons with a total of 22 episodes. All the episodes are approximately 50 minutes long.
Impact[edit]
Reception[edit]
Rome has garnered mostly positive reviews.[33] Alessandra Stanley from The New York Times said: "But behind all that gritty squalor the glory that was Rome gets lost", while reviewing season 2.[34] Lisa Schwarzbaum from Entertainment Weekly gave season 2 a B and commented on the "spectacular" clothing design.[35] Sean Woods from Rolling Stone called the series "masterful" and "epic" and gave the series 3.5 out of 4.[36] Michael Ventre from Variety magazine was positive towards the series and was intrigued by the "complex" character of Atia of the Julii.[37] James Poniewozik from TIME magazine commented on the "slow start", but further stated that the series "draws you" to the ancient city of Rome.[38]
Empire magazine reviewer Helen O'Hara said: "Not as good-looking as Gladiator, perhaps, but richer in (reasonably accurate) history and texture", and gave season 1 of Rome four out of five stars.[39] Robert Bianco from USA Today called season 2 "the fall of Rome", commenting that season 2 was not as good as season 1 citing "off-key characterizations and plot absurdities".[40] Linda Stasi from The New York Post called herself a "slave" to the show.[41] Melanie McFarland from Seattle Post-Intelligencer called season 2 "at top of its form" and said it was as good as the former season.[42] Historian Robin Lane Fox, writing in The Guardian called the series "splendidly ambitious".[43] Eric Neigher from Slant Magazine called season 1 of Rome "good art".[44] Robert Abele from LA Weekly called it the "most lavish dramatic series yet" released by HBO.[44]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Rome
Capping its successful first season, Rome won four Emmy Awards out of eight nominations in 2006, for the episodes "Caesarion", "Triumph", "Kalends of February" and "Stealing from Saturn".[45] The series also won an Art Directors Guild (ADG) in the category "Excellence in Production Design – Single-Camera Television Series" for the pilot episode "The Stolen Eagle". Michael Apted won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in the category "Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, Night" for "The Stolen Eagle". The series itself was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category "Best Television Series - Drama", and Polly Walker who portrayed Atia of the Julii was nominated in the category "Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama".[46][47] The series was also nominated for three Satellite Awards, two for season 1 and the last for season 2.[48] The pilot episode "The Stolen Eagle" won a Visual Effects Society (VES) award in the category "Outstanding Visual Effects – Broadcast Series". Writers Guild of America (WGA) nominated the series for the category "Best Writing – New Television Series" in 2005. The series was also nominated for four British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA), three in season 1 (2006) and one in season 2 (2008).[46] In 2005, the series was nominated for a Cinema Audio Society Award (CAS) in the category "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series" for the episode "The Spoils".[49] The British award ceremony nominated the series for the Royal Television Society (RTS) award in the category "Best Visual Effects – Digital Effects".[50] For Season 2 (2007) Alik Sakharov, A.S.C. won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, for the episode "Passover".
Historical deviations[edit]



Gorgoneion from credits, depicting its use in the ancient world as a protective apotropaic symbol.[51]
There are numerous inaccuracies in the series' representation of various historical events and personages. Co-creator Bruno Heller has said: "We try to balance between what people expect from previous portrayals and a naturalistic approach ... This series is much more about how the psychology of the characters affects history than simply following the history as we know it".[52] The series' Historical Consultant Jonathan Stamp also notes that the show aims for "authenticity" rather than "accuracy".[5][53][54] The filmmakers stressed that they wanted to portray a more accurate picture of Rome, a gritty and realistic city as opposed to what they call the "Hollyrome" presentation that audiences are used to from other films, with "cleanliness and marble and togas that looked pressed."[55]

We did everything we could to make these episodes historically authentic, which meant researching and incorporating every kind of detail we could about the way our characters behaved, the way they interacted, how they dressed and gestured, the kind of streets they walked down, the way they conducted their private and public lives. We were not, however, making a documentary. We were striving for authenticity because it enriches the experience of the drama for the viewer. — Jonathan Stamp[5]
Although Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo are historical figures mentioned briefly in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico, their adventures and involvement in key events in the series are fictional.[5][53] Some important events are not mentioned in Rome, including the whole year spent before the Battle of Dyrrhachium which, although indecisive, was considered a victory for Pompeius. Many significant members of the Optimates, the traditionalist faction of Brutus and Cato, are also missing from the series. They include Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Titus Labienus, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus and Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, the latter having failed to empty Rome's treasury before the Optimates' departure, resulting in a severe lack of funds to support their war effort.[56]
See also[edit]

Portal icon Rome portal
##List of historical drama films
##List of films set in ancient Rome
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Gaius Julius Caesar, Commentarii De Bello Gallico, liber V, §44.
2.Jump up ^ "Epic Roman drama unveiled". BBC. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
3.Jump up ^ Rosie Boycott (14 December 2005). "Small screen hits and misses". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
4.Jump up ^ "BBC backs its explicit Rome epic". BBC. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Ciaran Hinds, Kevin McKidd and Lindsay Duncan head the cast of HBO/BBC epic series Rome – this autumn on BBC TWO". BBC. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
6.Jump up ^ Frank Bruni (5 April 2004). "Rendering Unto Caesar's Subjects; For a New HBO Series, a Colorful Ancient City Springs to Life in Rome". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
7.Jump up ^ Garth Franklin (20 April 2006). "Rome Second Season Underway". Dark Zone. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
8.Jump up ^ John Walsh (25 July 2005). "New $100m TV epic set to rewrite history". The Independent (London). Retrieved 25 April 2009.
9.Jump up ^ "Fire torches film sets at Rome's historic Cinecitta". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
10.Jump up ^ Eric J. Lyman (11 August 2007). "Fire hits Rome studios". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
11.Jump up ^ (2005) DVD: Rome: The Complete First Season (Released 2006).
12.Jump up ^ Richard Brooks (6 November 2005). "They sexed up my Roman orgy, says glum director". The Times (UK). Retrieved 25 April 2009.
13.Jump up ^ Alessandra Vitali (15 March 2006). "Sesso, violenza e istinti animali così l'Impero si racconta in tv". Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2009.
14.Jump up ^ RAI 4 (4 September 2009). "Monday September 7, Evening.". RAI 4 Blog. RAI.it. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
15.Jump up ^ Dan Goldwasser; Tom Kidd (22 July 2006). "Beal's Musical Nightmares: Interview – Jeff Beal". Soundtrack.net. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
16.Jump up ^ Denise Martin (9 September 2008). "HBO's True Blood: Audiences don't bite.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
17.^ Jump up to: a b Ryan Parsons (13 September 2005). "HBO Wants More ROME". Canmag.com'. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
18.Jump up ^ "HBO renews the epic drama series Rome". HBO. 12 October 2005. Archived from the original on 13 October 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
19.Jump up ^ Bill Carter (17 November 2005). "HBO Takes the ABC Sunday Challenge". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
20.Jump up ^ Gary Levin (17 January 2007). "'24' blows up in the ratings". USA Today. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
21.Jump up ^ Stefanie Olsen (15 August 2005). "HBO enlists Firefox for series promotion". CNET News. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
22.Jump up ^ Jason Deans (5 January 2006). "Rome's bloody climax wins 3m". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 25 April 2009.
23.Jump up ^ "HBO: Rome: About the Show". HBO.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
24.Jump up ^ Nick Vivarelli (16 March 2006). "Irritated Italos give HBO's Rome the thumbs down". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
25.Jump up ^ "Two and Out for Rome". Zap2it.com. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
26.Jump up ^ Anne Becker (12 July 2006). "HBO To Sack Rome After Season 2'". Broadcasting Cable.com. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
27.^ Jump up to: a b James Hibbard (1 December 2008). "Rome might not be history, series creator says". Reuters. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
28.Jump up ^ Brian Gallagher (29 February 2008). "Ray Stevenson Confirms a Rome Movie Is in the Works". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
29.Jump up ^ Associated Press (13 April 2009). Does the Road for Rome Lead to Film? (FLASH VIDEO). YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
30.Jump up ^ Lynette Rice (4 March 2010). "Exclusive: HBO series 'Rome' may finally be headed to the big screen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
31.Jump up ^ James Hibberd (26 May 2011). "The Mentalist creator breaks his silence on last week's Red John finale shocker". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
32.Jump up ^ Rome: Second Season DVD – MovieWeb.com
33.Jump up ^ Dominic Timms (14 September 2005). "BBC holds fire on Rome 2". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 25 April 2009.
34.Jump up ^ Alessandra Stanley (12 January 2007). "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lovers, Haters, Murderers, Barbarians ...". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
35.Jump up ^ Lisa Schwarzbaum (18 January 2007). "Rome". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
36.Jump up ^ Sean Woods (9 August 2006). "Rome". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
37.Jump up ^ Michael Ventre (14 June 2006). "Drama Series: The new breed". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
38.Jump up ^ James Poniewozik (14 August 2005). "Tearing Off the Togas". Time. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
39.Jump up ^ Helen O'Hara (2006). "Reviews: Rome: Season 1". Empire. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
40.Jump up ^ Robert Bianco (11 January 2007). "'Rome' goes into decline". USA Today'. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
41.Jump up ^ Linda Stasi (12 January 2007). "Rome Sweet Rome". The New York Post. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
42.Jump up ^ Melanie McFarland (11 January 2007). "On TV: Hail to the return of HBO's 'Rome'". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
43.Jump up ^ "Hail Caesar". The Guardian (London). 2 November 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
44.^ Jump up to: a b Eric Neigher (21 September 2005). "Rome: Season One". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 November 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
45.Jump up ^ Mark Wilson (2007). "2007 Emmy Awards Nominations". About.com. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
46.^ Jump up to: a b "Rome News: Rome receives Golden Globe® Nominations". HBO.com. 13 December 2005. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
47.Jump up ^ "Brokeback Mountain leads Golden Globe nominations". CNN.com. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
48.Jump up ^ Jason Hughes (1 December 2007). "2007 Satellite Award nominees announced". TV Squad. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
49.Jump up ^ "The Cinema Audio Society – Nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing, 2005". Cinema Audio Society. 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
50.Jump up ^ "Educational Television Awards 2003". Royal Television Society. 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
51.Jump up ^ Marjorie Garber (24 February 2003). The Medusa Reader. pp. Introduction, pg. 2. ISBN 0-415-90099-9.
52.Jump up ^ "Rome News". HBO. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
53.^ Jump up to: a b Sally Kinnes (28 August 2005). "There’s no place like ancient Rome". The Times (UK) (London). Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
54.Jump up ^ DVD: Rome: The Complete First Season, When In Rome featurette.
55.Jump up ^ Gold, Matea (24 August 2005). "HBO's Rome wasn't built in a day". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
56.Jump up ^ Caes. De Bel. Civ. 1.14.
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 How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic ·
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Rome
Rome title card.jpg
Title screen (1st season)

Genre
Historical drama
Created by
Bruno Heller
John Milius
William J. MacDonald
Directed by
Michael Apted
Starring
Kevin McKidd
Ray Stevenson
Polly Walker
Max Pirkis
Simon Woods
Lindsay Duncan
James Purefoy
Ciarán Hinds
Tobias Menzies
Kerry Condon
Indira Varma
Allen Leech
Camilla Rutherford
Composer(s)
Jeff Beal
Country of origin
Italy
 United Kingdom
 United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
2
No. of episodes
22 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Bruno Heller
John Milius
William J. MacDonald
 Frank Doelger
Anne Thomopoulos
John Melfi
Location(s)
Lazio, Italy
Sofia, Bulgaria
Cinematography
Alik Sakharov, ASC
Martin Kenzie
 Marco Pontecorvo
Running time
50 minutes
Broadcast

Original channel
BBC / HBO / Rai Fiction
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
Original run
28 August 2005 – 25 March 2007
Rome is a British-American-Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons were broadcast on HBO, BBC Two, and RaiDue between 2005 and 2007. They were later released on DVD and Blu-ray. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic to Empire.
The series features a sprawling ensemble cast of characters, many of whom are based on real figures from historical records, but the lead protagonists are ultimately two soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined with key historical events. Rome was a ratings success for HBO and the BBC. The series received much media attention from the start, and was honored with numerous awards and nominations in its two-series run. Co-creator Heller stated in December 2008 that a Rome movie was in development, but as of early 2015 no further production had been initiated. The series was filmed in various locations, but most notably in the Cinecittà studios in Italy.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot overview
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development
3.2 Filming
3.3 Editing
3.4 Music
4 Broadcast and DVD releases 4.1 International syndication
4.2 Cancellation and future 4.2.1 Film
4.3 Home release
5 Episodes
6 Impact 6.1 Reception
6.2 Awards and nominations
6.3 Historical deviations
7 See also
8 References 8.1 Notes
9 External links

Plot overview[edit]



Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo (left) and Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus (right), seen in the episode "Pharsalus"
The series primarily chronicles the lives and deeds of the rich, powerful and historically significant, but also focuses on the lives, fortunes, families and acquaintances of two common men: Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, two fictionalized versions of a pair of Roman soldiers mentioned in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.[1] The fictional Vorenus and Pullo manage to witness and often influence many of the historical events presented in the series, although some licence is taken.
The first season depicts Julius Caesar's civil war of 49 BC against the traditionalist conservative faction in the Roman Senate (the Optimates), his rise to dictatorship over Rome and his fall, spanning the time from the end of his Gallic Wars (52 BC or 701 ab urbe condita) until his assassination on 15 March 44 BC (the infamous Ides of March). Against the backdrop of these cataclysmic events, we also see the early years of the young Octavian, who is destined to become the first Emperor of Rome, Augustus. The second season chronicles the power struggle between Octavian and Mark Antony following Caesar's assassination, spanning the period from Caesar's death in 44 BC to Octavian's victory over Antony at Actium in 31 BC.
Cast[edit]
Main article: List of Rome characters
##Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus (Season 1 and 2) – A staunch, traditional Roman officer who struggles to balance his personal beliefs, his duty to his superiors, and the needs of his family and friends. The basis for this character is the historical Roman soldier of the same name, who is briefly mentioned in Julius Caesar's De Bello Gallico 5.44.
##Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo (Season 1 and 2) – A friendly, upbeat, devil-may-care soldier with the morals of a pirate, the appetites of a hedonist, and a total lack of personal responsibility, who discovers hidden ideals and integrity within himself. The basis for this character also comes from Caesar's De Bello Gallico 5.44 and Commentarii de Bello Civili 3.67 (if he is the same as Titus Pulleio).
##Ciarán Hinds as Julius Caesar (Season 1) – Caesar is ambitious but his aims and motives are often kept ambiguous to further complicate the plot and test the personal loyalties of the other characters. He advertises himself as a reformer who sides with the Plebeians, even though he is himself a Patrician. He is also merciful to his beaten enemies, genuinely distressed by their deaths and relieved at their willingness to make peace where a more vindictive individual would have simply killed them.
##Kenneth Cranham as Pompey Magnus (Season 1) – A legendary general, past the days of his prime, who tries to recapture the glories of his youth as well as to do what is right for the Republic. The real Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a Roman general and politician who was as ambitious as Caesar and just as unorthodox in his youth. He chose to ally himself with the optimates in opposing Caesar and supporting the traditional Roman Republic.
##Polly Walker as Atia of the Julii (Season 1 and 2) – The niece of Julius Caesar and mother of Octavian/Augustus and Octavia. She is depicted as a cheerfully amoral and opportunistic manipulator. Her family connections and sexual liaisons have brought her into contact with some of the most powerful individuals in Rome, making her a highly influential figure in Roman society. Atia is very loosely based on the historical figure Atia Balba Caesonia about whom little detail is known. Rome Historical Consultant Jonathan Stamp identifies the historical figure Clodia as the primary basis for the character of Atia[citation needed].
##James Purefoy as Mark Antony (Season 1 and 2) – A very popular and cunning Roman general and politician and a close supporter of Julius Caesar in season 1. In season 2, he fights against the power hungry and unaccomplished Octavian.
##Tobias Menzies as Marcus Junius Brutus (Season 1 and 2) – Portrayed as a young man torn between what he believes is right, and his loyalty and love of a man who has been like a father to him. The real Marcus Junius Brutus was the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins, and one of the key figures in the civil wars that followed the assassination.
##Lindsay Duncan as Servilia of the Junii (Season 1 and 2) – The mother of Marcus Junius Brutus, lover of the married Julius Caesar, and enemy of Atia of the Julii. Servilia is depicted as a sophisticated and regal Roman matron who follows her heart to her detriment, betrayed by love, and hungering for revenge. She slowly becomes as cruel as those whom she would destroy. Servilia is loosely based on the historical personage of Servilia Caepionis, mother of Marcus Junius Brutus, and famous lover of Julius Caesar.
##Indira Varma as Niobe (Season 1) – A beautiful woman devoted to her family. Niobe is a proud Plebeian from a large clan. After marrying Lucius Vorenus and giving birth to their two daughters, she functioned as a single parent when Lucius went off to war.
##Max Pirkis (Season 1 and early 2) and Simon Woods (season 2) as Gaius Octavian – Portrayed as a shrewd, if somewhat cold, young man, with an understanding of the world, people, philosophy, and politics that go well beyond his years. Despite this he is very power hungry and uses the accomplishments of others that he is related to in order to further his political career. The basis for this character is the early life of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor.
##Nicholas Woodeson as Posca (Season 1 and 2) – A Greek slave of Julius Caesar, yet also his friend, aide-de-camp, and confidant in most things personal and professional. As a slave, he will seldom receive credit, but it appears that many of the more simple and elegant solutions to Caesar's problems come from the mind of Posca. Posca is freed and given a stipend in Caesar's will at the start of the second season. He throws his support behind Antony in later episodes, but later strategically defects to Octavian. In the second episode of the second season, Mark Antony refers to him as a Greek, which is in keeping with his highly educated and influential position for a slave.
##Kerry Condon as Octavia of the Julii (Season 1 and 2) – The character is based on the Roman matron Octavia Thurina Minor, sister of Roman Emperor Augustus, born to one of the most powerful families in Rome, the Julii. Octavia is the only daughter and elder child of Atia of the Julii, who is the niece of Gaius Julius Caesar. In season 2 she marries Mark Antony. In real life she married Antony (newly a widower) in 40 BC as part of the Pact of Brundisium, having been ordered by the Senate to set aside the mandatory ten-month term of widowhood after the death of her first husband Claudius Marcellus.
##Rick Warden as Quintus Pompey (Season 1 and 2) – The son of Pompey. There is no basis for this character, but the character may be meant to represent the younger of Pompey's historical sons Sextus Pompeius.
##Karl Johnson as Porcius Cato (Season 1) – An extreme traditionalist, against political and social decay, and a staunch defender of the Roman Republic. The real Cato the Younger was a Roman orator, author, and politician who committed suicide to avoid living under Caesar's tyranny.
##David Bamber as Marcus Tullius Cicero (Season 1 and 2) – A moderate politician and scholar, who is challenged with trying to save the traditional Republic from the ambitions of the various characters on the show. The real Cicero was a Roman politician, writer, and orator.
##Lee Boardman as Timon (Season 1 and 2) – A Roman-Jew, depicted as a "hired sword" – from bodyguard to assassin – for Atia of the Julii, from whom he is quite willing to take her body in lieu of coin.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
William J. MacDonald and John Milius pitched the idea to HBO as a mini series, but the network made it a full-fledged series.[2] In 2002, HBO and the BBC agreed to co-produce the series, committing a US$100–110 million (£62.7 million) budget to the production of twelve 1-hour episodes, with HBO contributing $85 million, and the BBC contributing $15 million.[3] The BBC contributed £800,000 to every episode of Rome in its first season.[4] Rome is the largest co-produced series with the American film market in the BBC's history. The series also marked the first series on which HBO and the BBC worked together as co-producers, although the two companies had worked together in other roles in earlier series, including Band of Brothers and The Gathering Storm.[5]
Tranter from the BBC has said this about the development of Rome: "It felt like something that could have been developed by us, and HBO felt like natural partners for the BBC".[5][6] On 20 April 2006, Carolyn Strauss, president of HBO announced the development of a second season for Rome.[7]
Filming[edit]



 Set of Rome in Cinecittà studios, Rome
Between March 2004 and May 2005 Rome was filmed in co-production with Rai Fiction in the Italian countryside on Cinecittà studios' six sound stages in Rome. A collection of massive sets in Cinecittà studios' back lots comprised an elaborate "period reconstruction" of sections of ancient Rome.[8] It was a huge undertaking, with an international crew of 350, and more than 50 local Italian interns.
The production is regarded as one of the most expensive in the history of television. Funding was generously employed to recreate an impressively detailed set featuring a number of Roman Villas, the Forum, and a vast slum area of the ancient city of Rome. A significant part of this set was later destroyed by a fire that burned down a portion of the Cinecittà Studios in 2007.[9] According to HBO, the fire started after they had finished filming the second season.[10] A portion of the set was also used in late 2007 by the crew of the long-running BBC sci-fi drama series Doctor Who, for the fourth season episode "The Fires of Pompeii".
Audio commentary on the Season 1 DVD indicates that many of the background performers used in the series were also their true professional counterparts. One example is that the actor shown in the series working as a butcher on the streets of Rome was in fact a real-life butcher.[11]
Editing[edit]
In a separate move, the BBC also decided to re-edit the first three episodes (all directed by Michael Apted) into two episodes. The BBC claimed that this was because the British audience were more familiar with the history of Rome than their American counterparts and so much of the history was unnecessary; however, Apted claims that the purpose was to boost the ratings by increasing the prominence of the scenes of sex and violence. In an interview with The Times, Apted said:

I'm really pissed off with the BBC for bringing down my first three episodes to two and, in doing so, taking out much of the vital politics. What also makes me very grumpy is that I was told that the cuts had been introduced by the BBC because they thought British viewers already knew the historical background. But all that's happened as far as the viewer is concerned is that it has made Rome hard to follow.[12]
Apted also said that he only learned of the edits by accident, "...a couple of weeks ago when one of the actors told me". Since then, the original uncut Season 1 episodes aired on UKTV Drama, coincident with the UK broadcast of Season 2 on BBC Two.
The Italian broadcast of the series was also marred by controversy. Strong language was removed in the Italian dubbing process; as for the more explicit sex scenes and disturbing violence, they were replaced by "safe" alternative versions shot during production especially for the Italian market.[13] Rai 4 began showing the "complete version" of the series on Italian TV in September 2009.[14]
Music[edit]
Composer Jeff Beal was invited to audition for Rome after he completed work on HBO's Carnivàle. The producers sent him a short edit of episode seven. From that, Beal began writing a demo score. Based on head writer Bruno Heller's desired gritty pre-Christian feel for the series, and HBO's interest in a non-modern sound, Beal chose to compose and record with live instruments from across the ancient Roman world. For each episode, Beal had about two weeks to work: in the first, he composed for – and recorded – the instruments he performed on the soundtrack. In the second week, he incorporated producer's notes, orchestrated and recorded the other live instrumental sections.[15]
Broadcast and DVD releases[edit]
Rome's first season originally aired on HBO in the United States between 28 August and 20 November 2005, subsequently being broadcast on the United Kingdom's BBC Two between 2 November 2005 and 4 January 2006, and on Rai Due in Italy between 17 March 2006 and 28 April 2006. The second season aired on HBO in the US from 14 January 2007 to 25 March 2007.
International syndication[edit]
The series was launched in the United States on 24 August 2005, at Wadsworth Theatre in Los Angeles. HBO broadcast the series pilot "The Stolen Eagle" four days later. According to the Nielsen ratings system, the pilot broadcast was seen by 3.8 million viewers and achieved a 9.1 household rating for Sunday primetime.[16][17] HBO re-aired the pilot 11 times in the week following the 28 August 2005 premiere, garnering a total viewership of 8.9 million for all 11 airings.[17] After the broadcast of only three first season episodes, HBO announced plans to produce a second season of Rome in 2006, for release in March 2007.[18] HBO aired each episode multiple times a week, and by the end of the first season, the total weekly audience for all airings exceeded seven million viewers.[19] The second season premiered in January 2007, with the first episode attracting 1.5 million viewers.[20] The final episode aired 25 March 2007 in the U.S.
In total, HBO spent about $10 million US$ to promote Rome. HBO enlisted the Mozilla Firefox web browser in its marketing campaign for the series by designing a downloadable custom Rome Firefox theme.[21] BBC Two premiered Rome in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2005, attracting 6.6 million viewers (27%); viewing figures declined in future episodes, with the season finale only attracting 3 million viewers (13%).[22] The first episode of the second season aired on BBC Two on 20 June 2007.
A "sanitized" version of the first series of Rome – with toned-down nudity and violence – aired on Rai Due in Italy, garnering only a meagre 10% audience share. RAI also stated to have co-produced the show, whereas HBO listed only itself and BBC as co-producers.[23] The Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera called it a "prime example of historical misinformation", and called actor Ciarán Hinds (Julius Caesar) a "parody". The paper also called the relationship between Atia of the Julii (Polly Walker) and Mark Antony (James Purefoy) "ridiculous".[24] The second series was never broadcast at all on analogue TV; however, starting from October 2009, digital-only channel Rai 4 broadcast the original uncut version of the first series and went on to broadcast the second series unaltered as well.
Cancellation and future[edit]
HBO Chairman Chris Albrecht announced in a July 2006 news conference that season two of Rome would be its last, citing the fact that the series (called "notoriously expensive" by Broadcasting & Cable) had been developed under a two-year contract with the BBC that would have been difficult for the BBC to extend due to the series' cost.[25][26] Of the storyline, co-creator Heller said:
“ I discovered halfway through writing the second season the show was going to end. The second was going to end with the death of Brutus. Third and fourth season would be set in Egypt. Fifth was going to be the rise of the Messiah in Israel. But because we got the heads-up that the second season would be it, I telescoped the third and fourth season into the second one, which accounts for the blazing speed we go through history near the end. There's certainly more than enough history to go around.[27] ”
Film[edit]
In a February 2008 interview with Movieweb.com, actor Ray Stevenson stated that a Rome film was in development, with Heller working on a script.[28] Heller confirmed in December that there was "talk of doing a movie version", adding that "It's moving along. It's not there until it is there. I would love to round that show off".[27] In an April 2009 interview with the Associated Press, Actor Kevin McKidd stated the "Rome" film was "in development", and Lucius Vorenus will likely be a part of it.[29] In March 2010, Entertainment Weekly stated that Heller had completed the script for Morning Light Productions, the film's financiers, and was now awaiting a director and a studio, since HBO Films "won't be involved".[30] However, in a more recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Heller indicated the project had stalled - "I'm not holding my breath".[31] April 15. 2014 ScreenRant received reports from Entertainment Weekly in which it was confirmed that a movie based on HBO Rome is indeed on the way. Quote "As reported in 2009 Bruno Heller, who wrote and executive produced the series, is writing the movie script as well; the film will be produced by Morning Light Productions.The only question that remains is which epoch of Rome will the movie focus on and which cast members will be featured on the big screen?" Kevin McKidd (Lucius Vorenus) himself spoke in September 2013 about it. "“There is a script that is being shopped and it’s supposedly very good, I haven’t seen it, but I am definitely going to be a part of the movie… He is very much alive, so that should be a fun story to tell.”
Home release[edit]
Main article: Rome series DVD
Rome: The Complete First Season was released as a six-disc Region 1 DVD box set in the United States in 2006, distributed by HBO Home Video. Featuring all 12 episodes, it included features such as episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage and making-of features. The set (without the episodic previews and recaps) was also released in Region 2, with the same title.
Season 2 was released in North America in 2007[32] and soon after in Region 2. Rome: The Complete Series was released in November 2009 on Blu-ray in North America.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Rome episodes

Season
Episodes
Originally aired

Season premiere
Season finale
 1 12 August 28, 2005 November 20, 2005
 2 10 January 14, 2007 March 25, 2007
Rome ran for 2 seasons with a total of 22 episodes. All the episodes are approximately 50 minutes long.
Impact[edit]
Reception[edit]
Rome has garnered mostly positive reviews.[33] Alessandra Stanley from The New York Times said: "But behind all that gritty squalor the glory that was Rome gets lost", while reviewing season 2.[34] Lisa Schwarzbaum from Entertainment Weekly gave season 2 a B and commented on the "spectacular" clothing design.[35] Sean Woods from Rolling Stone called the series "masterful" and "epic" and gave the series 3.5 out of 4.[36] Michael Ventre from Variety magazine was positive towards the series and was intrigued by the "complex" character of Atia of the Julii.[37] James Poniewozik from TIME magazine commented on the "slow start", but further stated that the series "draws you" to the ancient city of Rome.[38]
Empire magazine reviewer Helen O'Hara said: "Not as good-looking as Gladiator, perhaps, but richer in (reasonably accurate) history and texture", and gave season 1 of Rome four out of five stars.[39] Robert Bianco from USA Today called season 2 "the fall of Rome", commenting that season 2 was not as good as season 1 citing "off-key characterizations and plot absurdities".[40] Linda Stasi from The New York Post called herself a "slave" to the show.[41] Melanie McFarland from Seattle Post-Intelligencer called season 2 "at top of its form" and said it was as good as the former season.[42] Historian Robin Lane Fox, writing in The Guardian called the series "splendidly ambitious".[43] Eric Neigher from Slant Magazine called season 1 of Rome "good art".[44] Robert Abele from LA Weekly called it the "most lavish dramatic series yet" released by HBO.[44]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Rome
Capping its successful first season, Rome won four Emmy Awards out of eight nominations in 2006, for the episodes "Caesarion", "Triumph", "Kalends of February" and "Stealing from Saturn".[45] The series also won an Art Directors Guild (ADG) in the category "Excellence in Production Design – Single-Camera Television Series" for the pilot episode "The Stolen Eagle". Michael Apted won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in the category "Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, Night" for "The Stolen Eagle". The series itself was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category "Best Television Series - Drama", and Polly Walker who portrayed Atia of the Julii was nominated in the category "Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama".[46][47] The series was also nominated for three Satellite Awards, two for season 1 and the last for season 2.[48] The pilot episode "The Stolen Eagle" won a Visual Effects Society (VES) award in the category "Outstanding Visual Effects – Broadcast Series". Writers Guild of America (WGA) nominated the series for the category "Best Writing – New Television Series" in 2005. The series was also nominated for four British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA), three in season 1 (2006) and one in season 2 (2008).[46] In 2005, the series was nominated for a Cinema Audio Society Award (CAS) in the category "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series" for the episode "The Spoils".[49] The British award ceremony nominated the series for the Royal Television Society (RTS) award in the category "Best Visual Effects – Digital Effects".[50] For Season 2 (2007) Alik Sakharov, A.S.C. won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, for the episode "Passover".
Historical deviations[edit]



Gorgoneion from credits, depicting its use in the ancient world as a protective apotropaic symbol.[51]
There are numerous inaccuracies in the series' representation of various historical events and personages. Co-creator Bruno Heller has said: "We try to balance between what people expect from previous portrayals and a naturalistic approach ... This series is much more about how the psychology of the characters affects history than simply following the history as we know it".[52] The series' Historical Consultant Jonathan Stamp also notes that the show aims for "authenticity" rather than "accuracy".[5][53][54] The filmmakers stressed that they wanted to portray a more accurate picture of Rome, a gritty and realistic city as opposed to what they call the "Hollyrome" presentation that audiences are used to from other films, with "cleanliness and marble and togas that looked pressed."[55]

We did everything we could to make these episodes historically authentic, which meant researching and incorporating every kind of detail we could about the way our characters behaved, the way they interacted, how they dressed and gestured, the kind of streets they walked down, the way they conducted their private and public lives. We were not, however, making a documentary. We were striving for authenticity because it enriches the experience of the drama for the viewer. — Jonathan Stamp[5]
Although Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo are historical figures mentioned briefly in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico, their adventures and involvement in key events in the series are fictional.[5][53] Some important events are not mentioned in Rome, including the whole year spent before the Battle of Dyrrhachium which, although indecisive, was considered a victory for Pompeius. Many significant members of the Optimates, the traditionalist faction of Brutus and Cato, are also missing from the series. They include Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Titus Labienus, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus and Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, the latter having failed to empty Rome's treasury before the Optimates' departure, resulting in a severe lack of funds to support their war effort.[56]
See also[edit]

Portal icon Rome portal
##List of historical drama films
##List of films set in ancient Rome
References[edit]
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31.Jump up ^ James Hibberd (26 May 2011). "The Mentalist creator breaks his silence on last week's Red John finale shocker". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
32.Jump up ^ Rome: Second Season DVD – MovieWeb.com
33.Jump up ^ Dominic Timms (14 September 2005). "BBC holds fire on Rome 2". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 25 April 2009.
34.Jump up ^ Alessandra Stanley (12 January 2007). "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lovers, Haters, Murderers, Barbarians ...". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
35.Jump up ^ Lisa Schwarzbaum (18 January 2007). "Rome". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
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37.Jump up ^ Michael Ventre (14 June 2006). "Drama Series: The new breed". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
38.Jump up ^ James Poniewozik (14 August 2005). "Tearing Off the Togas". Time. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
39.Jump up ^ Helen O'Hara (2006). "Reviews: Rome: Season 1". Empire. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
40.Jump up ^ Robert Bianco (11 January 2007). "'Rome' goes into decline". USA Today'. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
41.Jump up ^ Linda Stasi (12 January 2007). "Rome Sweet Rome". The New York Post. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
42.Jump up ^ Melanie McFarland (11 January 2007). "On TV: Hail to the return of HBO's 'Rome'". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
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51.Jump up ^ Marjorie Garber (24 February 2003). The Medusa Reader. pp. Introduction, pg. 2. ISBN 0-415-90099-9.
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Rome


Characters
Lucius Vorenus ·
 Titus Pullo ·
 Gaius Julius Caesar ·
 Gnaeus Pompey Magnus ·
 Atia of the Julii ·
 Mark Antony ·
 Marcus Junius Brutus ·
 Servilia of the Junii ·
 Niobe ·
 Gaius Octavian ·
 Octavia of the Julii ·
 Quintus Valerius Pompey ·
 Cato the Younger ·
 Marcus Tullius Cicero ·
 Timon ·
 Marcus Agrippa ·
 Cleopatra ·
 Gaius Cassius Longinus ·
 Posca ·
 Eirene ·
 Erastes Fulmen
 

Episodes



Season 1

The Stolen Eagle ·
 How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic ·
 An Owl in a Thornbush ·
 Stealing from Saturn ·
 The Ram has Touched the Wall ·
 Egeria ·
 Pharsalus ·
 Caesarion ·
 Utica ·
 Triumph ·
 The Spoils ·
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The False One

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The False One
The False One frontispiece.jpg
frontispiece to The False One, 1711 edition

Written by
John Fletcher and Philip Massinger
Date premiered
c.1619-20
Original language
English
Subject
Julius Caesar meets Cleopatra
Genre
history play
Setting
Ancient Egypt
The False One is a late Jacobean stage play by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, though formerly placed in the Beaumont and Fletcher canon. It was first published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647.
This classical history tells of the meeting and romance of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, and the betrayal and death of Pompey the Great at the hands of one of his own officers, the "false one" of the title.


Contents  [hide]
1 Date
2 Authorship
3 Characters
4 The plot
5 Related works
6 References

Date[edit]
Scholars date the play to the 1619–20 period, partly because of parallels with the political situation in Jacobean era England at the time. It was originally staged by the King's Men; the cast list provided in the second Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1679 names John Lowin, Joseph Taylor, John Underwood, Nicholas Tooley, Robert Benfield, John Rice, Richard Sharpe, and George Birch. The presence of Taylor, who replaced Richard Burbage after Burbage's death in the spring of 1619, indicates a date after that time.
Authorship[edit]
Given Fletcher's highly distinctive pattern of stylistic and textual preferences, scholars have found it fairly easy to distinguish the shares of the two authors in the play. Commentators from E. H. C. Oliphant[1] to Cyrus Hoy[2] have agreed that Massinger wrote Act I and Act V, while Fletcher wrote Acts II, III, and IV — the same division of labour as in The Elder Brother.
Characters[edit]
Julius Cæsar, Emperor of Rome.
Ptolomy, King of Egypt.
Achoreus, an honest Counsellor, Priest of Isis.
Photinus, a Politician, minion to Ptolomy.
Achillas, Captain of the Guard to Ptolomy.
Septimius, a revolted Roman Villain.
Labienus, a Roman Soldier, and Nuncio.
Apollodorus, Guardian to Cleopatra.
Antony,}
Dolabella} Cæsar's Captains.
Sceva, a free Speaker, also Captain to Cæsar.
Guard.
Three lame Soldiers.
Servants.
 Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Cæsar's Mistress.
Arsino, Cleopatra's Sister.
Eros, Cleopatra's waiting Woman.

The plot[edit]
The dramatists chose to portray only the beginning of the story of Caesar and Cleopatra in their play; they concentrate on the events of 48 BC. The play is set in Egypt; at its start, the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII has sequestered his sister/wife/queen Cleopatra and has assumed sole rule of the kingdom, and the Battle of Pharsalia has not yet occurred. By the play's end, Caesar has deposed Ptolemy and placed Cleopatra in sole possession of the Egyptian crown. The play's Prologue specifically states that the work shows a virginal "Young Cleopatra...and her great Mind / Express'd to the height...." Some of the famous aspects of the story are reproduced in the play: Cleopatra has herself delivered to Caesar in Act III, though enclosed in a "packet" rather than rolled up in a rug.
The playwrights chose to concentrate much of their attention on the figure of Lucius Septimius, the Roman officer who betrayed, murdered, and decapitated Pompey the Great when Pompey landed in Egypt after his Pharsalia defeat (events depicted in Act II). Septimius is the "false one" of the title, and his prominence comes close to turning the work into a "villain play." Yet Septimius is portrayed as lacking any redeeming or sympathetic quality, making him a weak prop on which to mount a drama. The authors' choice in this matter may have been dictated by their desire to comment on contemporaneous political events; in this interpretation, the Pompey of the play represents Sir Walter Raleigh, executed in 1618, while the loathsome reprobate Septimius stands for Raleigh's primary accuser, Sir Lewis Stukeley.[3]
Critics have seen the influence of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in The False One, and have suggested that the portrayal of Septimius was partially modelled on Shakespeare's Enobarbus.[4] The False One is heavily dominated by political material, rather than dramatic realisations of its characters;[5] for some critics, the split in the play's focus among Cleopatra, Caesar, and Septimius prevents the play from cohering into an effective dramatic whole.
Related works[edit]
The collaborators' primary source for their play was the Pharsalia of Lucan.
The historical characters of the play – primarily Caesar and Cleopatra, but also Pompey and even Septimius – have attracted the attention of various dramatists. Apart from the famous works of Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw, other instances can be noted. George Chapman's Caesar and Pompey, perhaps his most obscure play, may date from c. 1613. It was followed by Thomas May's The Tragedy of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt (1626), Sir Charles Sedley's Antony and Cleopatra (1677), and John Dryden's All for Love (1678) — the last, one of Dryden's great successes. Similarly, Katherine Philips's translation of Pierre Corneille's La Mort de Pompée (1643)[6] was a stage hit in London in 1663. As late as 1910, John Masefield treated Pompey and Septimius in his The Tragedy of Pompey the Great.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ E. H. C. Oliphant, The Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher: An Attempt to Determine Their Respective Shares and the Shares of Others, New Haven, Yale University Press, 1927; pp. 234–7.
2.Jump up ^ Terence P. Logan And Denzell S. Smith, eds., The Later Jacobean and Caroline Dramatists:A Survey and Bibliography of Recent Studies in English Renaissance Drama, Lincoln, NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1978; pp. 74, 107.
3.Jump up ^ Baldwin Maxwell, Studies in Beaumont, Fletcher and Massinger, Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Caroline Press, 1939; pp. 170–2.
4.Jump up ^ Maxwell, p. 169.
5.Jump up ^ Ira Clark, The Moral Art of Philip Massinger, Lewisburg, PA, Bucknell University Press, 1993; p. 104.
6.Jump up ^ Eugene M. Waith, "The Death of Pompey: English Style, French Style," in: Shakespeare and Dramatic Tradition, William R. Elton and William B. Long, eds., Newark, DE, University of Delaware Press, 1989; pp. 276–85.


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The False One

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The False One
The False One frontispiece.jpg
frontispiece to The False One, 1711 edition

Written by
John Fletcher and Philip Massinger
Date premiered
c.1619-20
Original language
English
Subject
Julius Caesar meets Cleopatra
Genre
history play
Setting
Ancient Egypt
The False One is a late Jacobean stage play by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, though formerly placed in the Beaumont and Fletcher canon. It was first published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647.
This classical history tells of the meeting and romance of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, and the betrayal and death of Pompey the Great at the hands of one of his own officers, the "false one" of the title.


Contents  [hide]
1 Date
2 Authorship
3 Characters
4 The plot
5 Related works
6 References

Date[edit]
Scholars date the play to the 1619–20 period, partly because of parallels with the political situation in Jacobean era England at the time. It was originally staged by the King's Men; the cast list provided in the second Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1679 names John Lowin, Joseph Taylor, John Underwood, Nicholas Tooley, Robert Benfield, John Rice, Richard Sharpe, and George Birch. The presence of Taylor, who replaced Richard Burbage after Burbage's death in the spring of 1619, indicates a date after that time.
Authorship[edit]
Given Fletcher's highly distinctive pattern of stylistic and textual preferences, scholars have found it fairly easy to distinguish the shares of the two authors in the play. Commentators from E. H. C. Oliphant[1] to Cyrus Hoy[2] have agreed that Massinger wrote Act I and Act V, while Fletcher wrote Acts II, III, and IV — the same division of labour as in The Elder Brother.
Characters[edit]
Julius Cæsar, Emperor of Rome.
Ptolomy, King of Egypt.
Achoreus, an honest Counsellor, Priest of Isis.
Photinus, a Politician, minion to Ptolomy.
Achillas, Captain of the Guard to Ptolomy.
Septimius, a revolted Roman Villain.
Labienus, a Roman Soldier, and Nuncio.
Apollodorus, Guardian to Cleopatra.
Antony,}
Dolabella} Cæsar's Captains.
Sceva, a free Speaker, also Captain to Cæsar.
Guard.
Three lame Soldiers.
Servants.
 Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Cæsar's Mistress.
Arsino, Cleopatra's Sister.
Eros, Cleopatra's waiting Woman.

The plot[edit]
The dramatists chose to portray only the beginning of the story of Caesar and Cleopatra in their play; they concentrate on the events of 48 BC. The play is set in Egypt; at its start, the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII has sequestered his sister/wife/queen Cleopatra and has assumed sole rule of the kingdom, and the Battle of Pharsalia has not yet occurred. By the play's end, Caesar has deposed Ptolemy and placed Cleopatra in sole possession of the Egyptian crown. The play's Prologue specifically states that the work shows a virginal "Young Cleopatra...and her great Mind / Express'd to the height...." Some of the famous aspects of the story are reproduced in the play: Cleopatra has herself delivered to Caesar in Act III, though enclosed in a "packet" rather than rolled up in a rug.
The playwrights chose to concentrate much of their attention on the figure of Lucius Septimius, the Roman officer who betrayed, murdered, and decapitated Pompey the Great when Pompey landed in Egypt after his Pharsalia defeat (events depicted in Act II). Septimius is the "false one" of the title, and his prominence comes close to turning the work into a "villain play." Yet Septimius is portrayed as lacking any redeeming or sympathetic quality, making him a weak prop on which to mount a drama. The authors' choice in this matter may have been dictated by their desire to comment on contemporaneous political events; in this interpretation, the Pompey of the play represents Sir Walter Raleigh, executed in 1618, while the loathsome reprobate Septimius stands for Raleigh's primary accuser, Sir Lewis Stukeley.[3]
Critics have seen the influence of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in The False One, and have suggested that the portrayal of Septimius was partially modelled on Shakespeare's Enobarbus.[4] The False One is heavily dominated by political material, rather than dramatic realisations of its characters;[5] for some critics, the split in the play's focus among Cleopatra, Caesar, and Septimius prevents the play from cohering into an effective dramatic whole.
Related works[edit]
The collaborators' primary source for their play was the Pharsalia of Lucan.
The historical characters of the play – primarily Caesar and Cleopatra, but also Pompey and even Septimius – have attracted the attention of various dramatists. Apart from the famous works of Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw, other instances can be noted. George Chapman's Caesar and Pompey, perhaps his most obscure play, may date from c. 1613. It was followed by Thomas May's The Tragedy of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt (1626), Sir Charles Sedley's Antony and Cleopatra (1677), and John Dryden's All for Love (1678) — the last, one of Dryden's great successes. Similarly, Katherine Philips's translation of Pierre Corneille's La Mort de Pompée (1643)[6] was a stage hit in London in 1663. As late as 1910, John Masefield treated Pompey and Septimius in his The Tragedy of Pompey the Great.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ E. H. C. Oliphant, The Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher: An Attempt to Determine Their Respective Shares and the Shares of Others, New Haven, Yale University Press, 1927; pp. 234–7.
2.Jump up ^ Terence P. Logan And Denzell S. Smith, eds., The Later Jacobean and Caroline Dramatists:A Survey and Bibliography of Recent Studies in English Renaissance Drama, Lincoln, NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1978; pp. 74, 107.
3.Jump up ^ Baldwin Maxwell, Studies in Beaumont, Fletcher and Massinger, Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Caroline Press, 1939; pp. 170–2.
4.Jump up ^ Maxwell, p. 169.
5.Jump up ^ Ira Clark, The Moral Art of Philip Massinger, Lewisburg, PA, Bucknell University Press, 1993; p. 104.
6.Jump up ^ Eugene M. Waith, "The Death of Pompey: English Style, French Style," in: Shakespeare and Dramatic Tradition, William R. Elton and William B. Long, eds., Newark, DE, University of Delaware Press, 1989; pp. 276–85.


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All for Love (play)

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All for Love or, the World Well Lost, is a heroic drama by John Dryden written in 1677. Today, it is Dryden's best-known and most performed play. It is a tragedy written in blank verse and is an attempt on Dryden's part to reinvigorate serious drama. It is an acknowledged imitation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, and focuses on the last hours of the lives of its hero and heroine.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Background
2 Synopsis
3 Themes
4 The Play's Dedication and its Political Context
5 References
6 External links

Background[edit]
Combining the unities of classical theatre and the style of Shakespearean drama, Dryden creates an elaborately formal production in which fashionable philosophies of the time could be discussed and debated in a public atmosphere.[citation needed] Dryden used the theatre as a forum for testing problematic philosophical, moral and political questions.[citation needed] The results of these investigations were to form the basis of his later works.[citation needed]
The original 1677 production by the King's Company starred Charles Hart as Marc Antony and Elizabeth Boutell as Cleopatra, with Michael Mohun as Ventidius and Katherine Corey as Octavia.[2] All for Love; also called, The World Well Lost is a tragedy by John Dryden, first acted and printed in 1677. Dryden deals in this play with the same subject as that of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Whilst, however, the elder poet "diffused the action of his play over Italy, Greece, and Egypt," Dryden laid every scene in the city of Alexandria. Moreover, he "contents himself with the concluding scene of Antony's history, instead of introducing the incidents of the war with Pompey, the negotiation with Lepidus, death of his first wife, and other circumstances which, in Shakespeare, only tend to distract our attention from the main interest of the drama" (Sir Walter Scott). Dryden, says Saintsbury, "omits whatever in the original story is shocking and repulsive from the romantic point of view.... The best pieces of All for Love cannot, of course, challenge comparison with the best pieces of Shakespeare ... but the best passages of this play, and, what is more, its general facture and style, equal, with certain time-allowance, the best things of Beaumont and Fletcher, and therefore the best things of almost any English tragedian save Shakespeare." The original cast included Hart as Antony, Mohun as Ventidius, Clarke as Dolabella, Goodman as Alexas, Griffin as Serapion, Mrs. Boutell as Cleopatra, Mrs. Corey as Octavia. The play was revived at Lincoln's Inn Fields in February 1704, with Betterton as Antony, Mrs. Barry as Cleopatra, Wilks as Dolabella, and Mrs. Bracegirdle as Octavia; at Drury Lane in December 1718, with Booth as Antony, Mrs. Oldfield as Cleopatra, and Mrs. Porter as Octavia.
Synopsis[edit]



Mary Ann Yates as Cleopatra by Edward Edwards, 1777Act One
Serapion describes foreboding omens (of storms, whirlwinds, and the flooding of the Nile) of Egypt's impending doom. Alexas, Cleopatra's eunuch, dismisses Serapion's claims and is more concerned with Cleopatra's relationship with Antony. He sees that Cleopatra dotes on Antony and worries that Antony will not continue seeing Cleopatra. Thus, Serapion hosts a festival to celebrate Antony's honour.
Ventidius, a Roman general, comes to aide Antony in Alexandria. Ventidius disagrees with Antony's relationship with Cleopatra and offers to give Antony troops if he leaves her. Although Antony is insulted by Ventidius's opinions regarding Cleopatra (and refuses to hear anything negative about her), Antony agrees.
Act Two
Cleopatra mourns about her situation without Antony. Charmion, Cleopatra's lady in waiting, attempts to set up a meeting between Cleopatra and Antony, but she is unsuccessful. Cleopatra thus sends Alexas to try to win back Antony using gifts (jewels including a bracelet). Alexas suggests that Cleopatra should tie the bracelet onto Antony's wrist. In the subsequent meeting between Cleopatra and Antony, Ventidius appears and tries to proclaim how Cleopatra is not Antony's rightful partner and would betray him for her own safety. However, Cleopatra wins this argument by demonstrating a letter showing that she refused Egypt and Syria from Octavius. Antony is overjoyed by Cleopatra's decision and proclaims his love for her.
Act Three
Antony is returning from battle and is overwhelmed with love for Cleopatra. Ventidius comes to speak with Antony, who attempts to flee unsuccessfully. Antony does not want to go back to war but doesn't know how to stop it. He believes Dolabella can help him and Ventidius brings Dolabella out. Dolabella, Antony's friend, appears after Antony's success in battle. Dolabella was banished for his love for Cleopatra, but he returns to a warm welcome from Antony. Dolabella offers a gift that will bring peace between Antony and Caesar. The gift is Octavia, Antony's true wife and Caesar's sister, and Antony's two daughters. Octavia tells Antony the war will stop when he returns to his rightful place, by her side. Antony and Octavia reunite, and Alexas's attempts to meddle for the sake of Cleopatra are dismissed. Cleopatra appears informed of her defeat. Alexas tells her to avoid Octavia but Cleopatra chooses to face her as a rival. Cleopatra and Octavia have an argument, it seems clear that Octavia is whom Antony rightfully belongs to, even if it is not she whom he loves most.
Act Four
Antony has been convinced by Octavia that his rightful place is by her side, in Rome, with his children. Antony plans to leave but does not have the strength to tell Cleopatra himself. Antony asks Dolabella to tell Cleopatra he is leaving so that Antony will not be persuaded to stay. Ventidius overhears that Dolabella will be going to Cleopatra to bid her farewell. He also sees her divising a plan with Alexas to inspire jealousy in Antony by way of Dolabella. Ventidius and Octavia see Dolabella taking Cleopatra's hand, but when the time comes to make a move romantically, both of them fall apart from the guilt of their betrayal. Ventidius tells Antony that Cleopatra and Dollabella have become lovers and Octavia also bears witness. Ventidius then asks Alexas to testify to the same story, which Alexas believes to be. Antony is infuriated by this information, but is still looking for some loophole that would confirm Cleopatra's innocence. Antony's belief in Cleopatra's innocence hurts Octavia and she leaves permanently. When Dolabella and Cleopatra try to explain themselves Antony refuses to believe them.
Act Five
Antony takes Cleopatra's naval fleet and sails to Caesar where he is greeted like an old friend. They then sail back to Alexandria. When Cleopatra hears of this Alexas tells her to flee and that he will attempt to make amends with Caesar. Cleopatra tells him this would make him a traitor and that he cannot go to Caesar. Cleopatra flees and Alexas is left behind. Antony and Ventidius meet up and prepare to fight. Alexas, Cleopatra's messenger, comes and informs Antony that Cleopatra is dead. Antony then tells Ventidus to end his life, but Ventidius refuses and kills himself. With Ventidius dead, Antony then tried and failed to commit suicide. Cleopatra then comes in and sees Antony, still living, but on the verge of death. Antony dies. Cleopatra then kills herself. Serapion delivers their eulogy.
Themes[edit]
LoveHonor
In "All for Love," honour is a concept associated chiefly with Rome. Antony's military and political strength are inextricably tied to his strong loyalties to the Roman empire.
Fidelity
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Personal and political
Every character in this play is influenced by both personal and political motivations from the powerful Marc Antony to the rest of the cast. Personal and political motives affect the central themes of love and honour. Marc Antony has an internal conflict in choosing between his family, Octavia and his two daughters, and his mistress, Cleopatra.The main character, Marc Antony, shirks his political duty for the sake of his love relationship with Cleopatra. His peers deem Marc Antony's actions to be irresponsible and believe will be the cause of his downfall. In the end, Marc Antony dies (V.402), Cleopatra dies (V.498), and Octavius wins the war. In the end, Marc Antony and Cleopatra, who cared more about personal matters, die, while Octavius, who cares more about political power, becomes Caesar.
Death
The deaths taking place within this plot is "all for love." They show "love" for one's country and/or loved ones. Antony kills himself after falling under the false pretense that Cleopatra is dead. His servant, in an act of loyalty and honour to his country and master, kills himself before Antony. Cleopatra distraught over the death of her beloved Antony, applies the aspes' venom to her arm and falls to eternal death on Antony's chest. The Eygyptian servants decide to follow their Queen in death.
Culture
Throughout "All for love," Dryden illustrates the vast cultural differences. Rome is characterised by its military predominance. The Egyptian culture focus more on domestic affairs instead of political matters. Antony's presence in Egypt represents Rome's political culture, while Cleopatra's presence reflects the personal or domestic aspects of Egyptian society. Their deaths symbolise their cultures.
Emotional weaknesses
Despite holding great positions of power, both Antony and Cleopatra are weakened by their overwhelming love for one another. Antony's ability to fulfill his military and political duties is hindered by his consistent emotional preoccupation with his love, Cleopatra. Cleopatra rejects offers of other kingdoms, prevents Egypt's growth, neglects her queenly duties, and throws her country into submission to the Romans all because of her infatuation with Antony.
Betrayal
Antony betrays Caesar by going back to Cleopatra and not staying with Octavia. Antony leaves his troops behind during battle to follow Cleopatra; complete betrayal to his own troops.
Jealousy
Jealousy is predominately demonstrated in the interactions of Cleopatra towards Octavia. We can see through the passages that Cleopatra is jealous not only of Octavia's affiliation with Mark Antony, but additionally her great beauty.
Power
Power in this play is exhibited in many ways. In the beginning Cleopatra tries to get power over Antony. There are many types of power exhibited, such as the power of beauty and the power over the people.
Beauty
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Lust
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Seduction
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Strategy
There are two types of strategies in this play, the strategy of war and the strategy of love. The strategy of love is more important in this play then the strategy of war. The strategy of war is based on the relationships that all the main characters share with other powerful countries. In Antony's case, his army is spread out all over the Middle East and lacks a Navy, so these two factors severely hurt his army's chances of winning against the Romans. Antony and Cleopatra are trying to make their love work. The people around are using any means possible to pull the lovers apart.
Indecisiveness
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Sacrificial
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The Play's Dedication and its Political Context[edit]
John Dryden dedicated his play All For Love to the leader of the anti-French movement at court, Thomas Osborne, Lord Treasurer and Earl of Danby. The Dedication critiques Whiggery and "republican" politics, or political practices which strove to continue the Reformation in England. The Dedication also critiques the aggressive and intolerant Anglicanism present in England. Danby was himself prejudiced against Catholics. This prejudice led to his opposition of Charles II’s alliances with the Catholic French. When the Dedication was published in 1678, Danby was at a difficult point in his career. Shortly before the fall of Ghent to Louis XIV's forces, and the signing of a peace treaty at Nijmegen between the Dutch Republic and France, Danby was attempting to arrange an unpopular Anglo-Dutch alliance against the French. Using his Dedication, Dryden took advantage of this political turmoil by attempting to befriend Danby, one of the most powerful members of the Cabinet. There were many potential benefits for Dryden's decision to dedicate his play to Danbury. One reason for Dryden's choice was the economic advantages he incurred. As treasurer, Danbury had the opportunity to monetarily reward underpaid poets. Danbury paid Dryden his full salary as poet laureate from 1673–77 even though the treasury was heavily depleted at the time. However, Dryden's choice of dedicatee also allowed him to highlight the political, as well as romantic, follies within the play. Dryden uses the Dedication to advise Danby to adopt a more moderate political stance. Additionally, Dryden uses the Dedication to demonstrate the similarities between his patron's life and the characters in All for Love.
The Dedication was written in the winter of 1678, at a time when Danby was voicing his opposition to King Charles’ affections for both French and Catholic subjects. Danby was given the position of treasurer following the forced resignation of Thomas Clifford in 1673. He immediately tried to convince King Charles to reinstate a nationalistic line of politics, which had proven beneficial for England from 1669–71.[3] Danby and his ally Lauderdale attempted to shift the King’s support from foreign to native advisors. They met in October 1674, for the first of what would become a series of meetings with Anglican bishops to prepare for the Parliamentary session in the spring of 1675. The religious leaders agreed with Danby’s anti-Catholic sentiments, stating that the laws against popery and dissent would prove satisfactory if they were enforced. Danby then convinced a hesitant King Charles to both revoke the preaching licenses given to dissenters in 1672 and more strictly reinforce the laws against Catholics. Dryden was opposed to Danby’s avid support for policies such as these, which severely limited the rights of non-Protestants living in England. He was able to foresee the potentially negative impact that such exclusionary policies may present for Danby’s political career. Dryden therefore uses the Dedication to advise Danby to adopt a more moderate viewpoint.
Despite his expected opposition, in 1676 Danby was made aware of a secret treaty between Charles and Louis XIV. The document bound the two monarchs to convene for discussion before either country could sign treaties with the States General of the Dutch Republic. Danby attempted to nullify the treaty, despite having helped negotiate its conditions. However, while trying to nullify the treaty, Danby was attempting to negotiate French bribes for himself. Despite Danby's seemingly conflicted dealings with the French, in 1677 he became more aggressive in his anti-French and anti-Catholic political stance. Danby felt his calls for war would win him the support of the Opposition members of Parliament, increase Britain's commercial concessions from Spain and the Netherlands, and situate Charles as a renowned Protestant King, able to salvage Europe from Catholic influences and King Louis. King Charles however began to grow displeased with Danby's anti-French sentiments because they interfered with both his efforts to increase sympathy for Catholics in England and his desire to collect French bribes.
With his Dedication, Dryden attempts to restore Danby and King Charles’ relationship. To achieve this goal, Dryden uses biographical information about his patron to highlight the noble aspects of Danby's career. In the Dedication, Dryden discusses how Danby managed to bring order to the chaotic treasury department he inherited. While Dryden does celebrate Danby's character strengths, he also uses the Dedication to offer Danby advice, demonstrating his own authority at being able to advise the Lord Treasurer. For example, Dryden critiques Danby's habit of conforming to the pressures of his inferiors and surrendering some of his political aspirations in the name of bureaucracy.
The biographical information Dryden provides, not only serves to advise Danby, but also accentuates his similarities to characters in All for Love. Danby was elected to office because of his reputation for being an independent thinker, not easily swayed by the majority. However, by the time Dryden composed the Dedication, Danby's only independent policies focused on efforts to increase anti-Catholic and anti-French sentiments. Dryden offers a solution to Danby's political struggles. He suggests that were Danby to assume a position between king and servant, he would no longer be subjected to the conflict between independence and political duty. In other words, Dryden recommends in the Dedication that Danby replicate the king's behaviour without overstepping his authority, while maintaining a connection with the British subjects without compromising his status. By advocating moderation, Dryden also effectually demonstrates his support for King Charles’ policies of tolerance within government and the church, condemning Danby's aggressive anti-French and anti-Catholic sentiments.[4] Dryden also portrays the benefits of political moderation in the plot and character dynamic of his play All for Love. Within the play, the more reasonable, moderate and compassionate character of Dollabella is ultimately a more valuable advisor for Antony than the militant and aggressive Ventidius. Dryden combines his own political philosophies with character portrayals and the plot line from his play All for Love to provide his patron, the Lord Treasurer with advice.
Dryden alludes to the many correlations between Danby's personal life and the characters in All for Love. However, the presence of a Cleopatra figure in Danby's life is noticeably absent from the Dedication. In reality, at the time the Dedication was written Danby was carrying on an affair with the duchess of Portsmouth, Louise de Kéroualle who also happened to be French-Catholic.[5] Dryden strategically does not mention the duchess in the Dedication to avoid highlighting the hypocrisy of Danby's staunch anti-Catholic and anti-French political position. Despite Dryden's omission, several known historical facts demonstrate the similarities between Danby and de Kéroualle's relationship and the relationship of Antony and Cleopatra as portrayed in Dryden's play All for Love. For example, from 1670 until he was impeached, Danby used his position to procure money and jewels for de Kéroualle. This illicit distribution of wealth is not dissimilar from the exchange of goods that takes place between Antony and Cleopatra in All for Love. Cleopatra presents Antony with various ornaments; such as the ruby bracelet she gives him before he enters into battle. Cleopatra gives Antony these jewels in an effort to maintain his affections and presence in Egypt. Danby also presents de Kéroualle with gifts in an effort to secure her as his mistress. In both the real world relationship between Danby and de Kéroualle and the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra in Dryden's All for Love, jewels are exchanged in an attempt to bind clandestine affairs. Another parallel between the two relationships is that in both affairs, the male figures attempt to use their love for political gains. In All for Love, Antony attempts to use Cleopatra's Egyptian military to assist in his battle against Caesar. Similarly it is known that Danby and Lauderdale used de Kéroualle, and her influence as one of Charles’ mistresses, to defeat their political opponent Shaftesbury and therefore remain top advisors to the king. Though Dryden strove to disguise Danby's relationship with de Kéroualle in the Dedication to hide the hypocrisy of his relationship with a French-Catholic woman, many satirists at the time were not so forgiving.
Dryden uses the Dedication to not only offer advice on political matters, but he also seems to offer advice on how Danby should navigate his romantic relationship. In Dryden's play All for Love, it is implied that Cleopatra's foreign country, religion and appearance all contribute to her allure for Antony. Biographical information indicates that her foreign beauty is also what attracted Danby to de Kéroualle. Dryden implies that a more acceptable relationship for Danby might resemble Dollabella's relationship with Cleopatra. Dollabella respects Cleopatra's beauty and admits to his past love for her; however he is no longer actively pursuing her during the play, stepping aside instead for Antony. Dryden seems to suggest that Danby replicate Dollabella's model of moderation, and love de Kéroualle from afar while allowing her to be mistress solely to King Charles.
In the Dedication, Dryden offers his benefactor, Lord Treasurer Danby, both political and love advice that emphasises the value of moderation. Dryden's advice also corresponds with the predominant plot lines throughout his play All for Love. By counselling moderation, Dryden is suggesting that both politically and romantically, Danby should become more like Dollabella and less like the militant Ventidius and the impassioned Antony.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Dryden, John. All for Love. London:Nick Hern Books Limited, 1998.
2.Jump up ^ John Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, London, 1708; Montague Summers, ed., London, Fortune Press [no date]; reprinted New York, Benjamin Blom, 1963; p. 11.
3.Jump up ^ Huse, Ann A. “Cleopatra, Queen of the Seine: The Politics of Eroticism in Dryden’s “All for Love.” Huntington Library Quarterly 63 (2000): 23–46; 39
4.Jump up ^ Huse, 41.
5.Jump up ^ Huse, 45.
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All for Love or, the World Well Lost, is a heroic drama by John Dryden written in 1677. Today, it is Dryden's best-known and most performed play. It is a tragedy written in blank verse and is an attempt on Dryden's part to reinvigorate serious drama. It is an acknowledged imitation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, and focuses on the last hours of the lives of its hero and heroine.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Background
2 Synopsis
3 Themes
4 The Play's Dedication and its Political Context
5 References
6 External links

Background[edit]
Combining the unities of classical theatre and the style of Shakespearean drama, Dryden creates an elaborately formal production in which fashionable philosophies of the time could be discussed and debated in a public atmosphere.[citation needed] Dryden used the theatre as a forum for testing problematic philosophical, moral and political questions.[citation needed] The results of these investigations were to form the basis of his later works.[citation needed]
The original 1677 production by the King's Company starred Charles Hart as Marc Antony and Elizabeth Boutell as Cleopatra, with Michael Mohun as Ventidius and Katherine Corey as Octavia.[2] All for Love; also called, The World Well Lost is a tragedy by John Dryden, first acted and printed in 1677. Dryden deals in this play with the same subject as that of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Whilst, however, the elder poet "diffused the action of his play over Italy, Greece, and Egypt," Dryden laid every scene in the city of Alexandria. Moreover, he "contents himself with the concluding scene of Antony's history, instead of introducing the incidents of the war with Pompey, the negotiation with Lepidus, death of his first wife, and other circumstances which, in Shakespeare, only tend to distract our attention from the main interest of the drama" (Sir Walter Scott). Dryden, says Saintsbury, "omits whatever in the original story is shocking and repulsive from the romantic point of view.... The best pieces of All for Love cannot, of course, challenge comparison with the best pieces of Shakespeare ... but the best passages of this play, and, what is more, its general facture and style, equal, with certain time-allowance, the best things of Beaumont and Fletcher, and therefore the best things of almost any English tragedian save Shakespeare." The original cast included Hart as Antony, Mohun as Ventidius, Clarke as Dolabella, Goodman as Alexas, Griffin as Serapion, Mrs. Boutell as Cleopatra, Mrs. Corey as Octavia. The play was revived at Lincoln's Inn Fields in February 1704, with Betterton as Antony, Mrs. Barry as Cleopatra, Wilks as Dolabella, and Mrs. Bracegirdle as Octavia; at Drury Lane in December 1718, with Booth as Antony, Mrs. Oldfield as Cleopatra, and Mrs. Porter as Octavia.
Synopsis[edit]



Mary Ann Yates as Cleopatra by Edward Edwards, 1777Act One
Serapion describes foreboding omens (of storms, whirlwinds, and the flooding of the Nile) of Egypt's impending doom. Alexas, Cleopatra's eunuch, dismisses Serapion's claims and is more concerned with Cleopatra's relationship with Antony. He sees that Cleopatra dotes on Antony and worries that Antony will not continue seeing Cleopatra. Thus, Serapion hosts a festival to celebrate Antony's honour.
Ventidius, a Roman general, comes to aide Antony in Alexandria. Ventidius disagrees with Antony's relationship with Cleopatra and offers to give Antony troops if he leaves her. Although Antony is insulted by Ventidius's opinions regarding Cleopatra (and refuses to hear anything negative about her), Antony agrees.
Act Two
Cleopatra mourns about her situation without Antony. Charmion, Cleopatra's lady in waiting, attempts to set up a meeting between Cleopatra and Antony, but she is unsuccessful. Cleopatra thus sends Alexas to try to win back Antony using gifts (jewels including a bracelet). Alexas suggests that Cleopatra should tie the bracelet onto Antony's wrist. In the subsequent meeting between Cleopatra and Antony, Ventidius appears and tries to proclaim how Cleopatra is not Antony's rightful partner and would betray him for her own safety. However, Cleopatra wins this argument by demonstrating a letter showing that she refused Egypt and Syria from Octavius. Antony is overjoyed by Cleopatra's decision and proclaims his love for her.
Act Three
Antony is returning from battle and is overwhelmed with love for Cleopatra. Ventidius comes to speak with Antony, who attempts to flee unsuccessfully. Antony does not want to go back to war but doesn't know how to stop it. He believes Dolabella can help him and Ventidius brings Dolabella out. Dolabella, Antony's friend, appears after Antony's success in battle. Dolabella was banished for his love for Cleopatra, but he returns to a warm welcome from Antony. Dolabella offers a gift that will bring peace between Antony and Caesar. The gift is Octavia, Antony's true wife and Caesar's sister, and Antony's two daughters. Octavia tells Antony the war will stop when he returns to his rightful place, by her side. Antony and Octavia reunite, and Alexas's attempts to meddle for the sake of Cleopatra are dismissed. Cleopatra appears informed of her defeat. Alexas tells her to avoid Octavia but Cleopatra chooses to face her as a rival. Cleopatra and Octavia have an argument, it seems clear that Octavia is whom Antony rightfully belongs to, even if it is not she whom he loves most.
Act Four
Antony has been convinced by Octavia that his rightful place is by her side, in Rome, with his children. Antony plans to leave but does not have the strength to tell Cleopatra himself. Antony asks Dolabella to tell Cleopatra he is leaving so that Antony will not be persuaded to stay. Ventidius overhears that Dolabella will be going to Cleopatra to bid her farewell. He also sees her divising a plan with Alexas to inspire jealousy in Antony by way of Dolabella. Ventidius and Octavia see Dolabella taking Cleopatra's hand, but when the time comes to make a move romantically, both of them fall apart from the guilt of their betrayal. Ventidius tells Antony that Cleopatra and Dollabella have become lovers and Octavia also bears witness. Ventidius then asks Alexas to testify to the same story, which Alexas believes to be. Antony is infuriated by this information, but is still looking for some loophole that would confirm Cleopatra's innocence. Antony's belief in Cleopatra's innocence hurts Octavia and she leaves permanently. When Dolabella and Cleopatra try to explain themselves Antony refuses to believe them.
Act Five
Antony takes Cleopatra's naval fleet and sails to Caesar where he is greeted like an old friend. They then sail back to Alexandria. When Cleopatra hears of this Alexas tells her to flee and that he will attempt to make amends with Caesar. Cleopatra tells him this would make him a traitor and that he cannot go to Caesar. Cleopatra flees and Alexas is left behind. Antony and Ventidius meet up and prepare to fight. Alexas, Cleopatra's messenger, comes and informs Antony that Cleopatra is dead. Antony then tells Ventidus to end his life, but Ventidius refuses and kills himself. With Ventidius dead, Antony then tried and failed to commit suicide. Cleopatra then comes in and sees Antony, still living, but on the verge of death. Antony dies. Cleopatra then kills herself. Serapion delivers their eulogy.
Themes[edit]
LoveHonor
In "All for Love," honour is a concept associated chiefly with Rome. Antony's military and political strength are inextricably tied to his strong loyalties to the Roman empire.
Fidelity
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Personal and political
Every character in this play is influenced by both personal and political motivations from the powerful Marc Antony to the rest of the cast. Personal and political motives affect the central themes of love and honour. Marc Antony has an internal conflict in choosing between his family, Octavia and his two daughters, and his mistress, Cleopatra.The main character, Marc Antony, shirks his political duty for the sake of his love relationship with Cleopatra. His peers deem Marc Antony's actions to be irresponsible and believe will be the cause of his downfall. In the end, Marc Antony dies (V.402), Cleopatra dies (V.498), and Octavius wins the war. In the end, Marc Antony and Cleopatra, who cared more about personal matters, die, while Octavius, who cares more about political power, becomes Caesar.
Death
The deaths taking place within this plot is "all for love." They show "love" for one's country and/or loved ones. Antony kills himself after falling under the false pretense that Cleopatra is dead. His servant, in an act of loyalty and honour to his country and master, kills himself before Antony. Cleopatra distraught over the death of her beloved Antony, applies the aspes' venom to her arm and falls to eternal death on Antony's chest. The Eygyptian servants decide to follow their Queen in death.
Culture
Throughout "All for love," Dryden illustrates the vast cultural differences. Rome is characterised by its military predominance. The Egyptian culture focus more on domestic affairs instead of political matters. Antony's presence in Egypt represents Rome's political culture, while Cleopatra's presence reflects the personal or domestic aspects of Egyptian society. Their deaths symbolise their cultures.
Emotional weaknesses
Despite holding great positions of power, both Antony and Cleopatra are weakened by their overwhelming love for one another. Antony's ability to fulfill his military and political duties is hindered by his consistent emotional preoccupation with his love, Cleopatra. Cleopatra rejects offers of other kingdoms, prevents Egypt's growth, neglects her queenly duties, and throws her country into submission to the Romans all because of her infatuation with Antony.
Betrayal
Antony betrays Caesar by going back to Cleopatra and not staying with Octavia. Antony leaves his troops behind during battle to follow Cleopatra; complete betrayal to his own troops.
Jealousy
Jealousy is predominately demonstrated in the interactions of Cleopatra towards Octavia. We can see through the passages that Cleopatra is jealous not only of Octavia's affiliation with Mark Antony, but additionally her great beauty.
Power
Power in this play is exhibited in many ways. In the beginning Cleopatra tries to get power over Antony. There are many types of power exhibited, such as the power of beauty and the power over the people.
Beauty
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Lust
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Seduction
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Strategy
There are two types of strategies in this play, the strategy of war and the strategy of love. The strategy of love is more important in this play then the strategy of war. The strategy of war is based on the relationships that all the main characters share with other powerful countries. In Antony's case, his army is spread out all over the Middle East and lacks a Navy, so these two factors severely hurt his army's chances of winning against the Romans. Antony and Cleopatra are trying to make their love work. The people around are using any means possible to pull the lovers apart.
Indecisiveness
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Sacrificial
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The Play's Dedication and its Political Context[edit]
John Dryden dedicated his play All For Love to the leader of the anti-French movement at court, Thomas Osborne, Lord Treasurer and Earl of Danby. The Dedication critiques Whiggery and "republican" politics, or political practices which strove to continue the Reformation in England. The Dedication also critiques the aggressive and intolerant Anglicanism present in England. Danby was himself prejudiced against Catholics. This prejudice led to his opposition of Charles II’s alliances with the Catholic French. When the Dedication was published in 1678, Danby was at a difficult point in his career. Shortly before the fall of Ghent to Louis XIV's forces, and the signing of a peace treaty at Nijmegen between the Dutch Republic and France, Danby was attempting to arrange an unpopular Anglo-Dutch alliance against the French. Using his Dedication, Dryden took advantage of this political turmoil by attempting to befriend Danby, one of the most powerful members of the Cabinet. There were many potential benefits for Dryden's decision to dedicate his play to Danbury. One reason for Dryden's choice was the economic advantages he incurred. As treasurer, Danbury had the opportunity to monetarily reward underpaid poets. Danbury paid Dryden his full salary as poet laureate from 1673–77 even though the treasury was heavily depleted at the time. However, Dryden's choice of dedicatee also allowed him to highlight the political, as well as romantic, follies within the play. Dryden uses the Dedication to advise Danby to adopt a more moderate political stance. Additionally, Dryden uses the Dedication to demonstrate the similarities between his patron's life and the characters in All for Love.
The Dedication was written in the winter of 1678, at a time when Danby was voicing his opposition to King Charles’ affections for both French and Catholic subjects. Danby was given the position of treasurer following the forced resignation of Thomas Clifford in 1673. He immediately tried to convince King Charles to reinstate a nationalistic line of politics, which had proven beneficial for England from 1669–71.[3] Danby and his ally Lauderdale attempted to shift the King’s support from foreign to native advisors. They met in October 1674, for the first of what would become a series of meetings with Anglican bishops to prepare for the Parliamentary session in the spring of 1675. The religious leaders agreed with Danby’s anti-Catholic sentiments, stating that the laws against popery and dissent would prove satisfactory if they were enforced. Danby then convinced a hesitant King Charles to both revoke the preaching licenses given to dissenters in 1672 and more strictly reinforce the laws against Catholics. Dryden was opposed to Danby’s avid support for policies such as these, which severely limited the rights of non-Protestants living in England. He was able to foresee the potentially negative impact that such exclusionary policies may present for Danby’s political career. Dryden therefore uses the Dedication to advise Danby to adopt a more moderate viewpoint.
Despite his expected opposition, in 1676 Danby was made aware of a secret treaty between Charles and Louis XIV. The document bound the two monarchs to convene for discussion before either country could sign treaties with the States General of the Dutch Republic. Danby attempted to nullify the treaty, despite having helped negotiate its conditions. However, while trying to nullify the treaty, Danby was attempting to negotiate French bribes for himself. Despite Danby's seemingly conflicted dealings with the French, in 1677 he became more aggressive in his anti-French and anti-Catholic political stance. Danby felt his calls for war would win him the support of the Opposition members of Parliament, increase Britain's commercial concessions from Spain and the Netherlands, and situate Charles as a renowned Protestant King, able to salvage Europe from Catholic influences and King Louis. King Charles however began to grow displeased with Danby's anti-French sentiments because they interfered with both his efforts to increase sympathy for Catholics in England and his desire to collect French bribes.
With his Dedication, Dryden attempts to restore Danby and King Charles’ relationship. To achieve this goal, Dryden uses biographical information about his patron to highlight the noble aspects of Danby's career. In the Dedication, Dryden discusses how Danby managed to bring order to the chaotic treasury department he inherited. While Dryden does celebrate Danby's character strengths, he also uses the Dedication to offer Danby advice, demonstrating his own authority at being able to advise the Lord Treasurer. For example, Dryden critiques Danby's habit of conforming to the pressures of his inferiors and surrendering some of his political aspirations in the name of bureaucracy.
The biographical information Dryden provides, not only serves to advise Danby, but also accentuates his similarities to characters in All for Love. Danby was elected to office because of his reputation for being an independent thinker, not easily swayed by the majority. However, by the time Dryden composed the Dedication, Danby's only independent policies focused on efforts to increase anti-Catholic and anti-French sentiments. Dryden offers a solution to Danby's political struggles. He suggests that were Danby to assume a position between king and servant, he would no longer be subjected to the conflict between independence and political duty. In other words, Dryden recommends in the Dedication that Danby replicate the king's behaviour without overstepping his authority, while maintaining a connection with the British subjects without compromising his status. By advocating moderation, Dryden also effectually demonstrates his support for King Charles’ policies of tolerance within government and the church, condemning Danby's aggressive anti-French and anti-Catholic sentiments.[4] Dryden also portrays the benefits of political moderation in the plot and character dynamic of his play All for Love. Within the play, the more reasonable, moderate and compassionate character of Dollabella is ultimately a more valuable advisor for Antony than the militant and aggressive Ventidius. Dryden combines his own political philosophies with character portrayals and the plot line from his play All for Love to provide his patron, the Lord Treasurer with advice.
Dryden alludes to the many correlations between Danby's personal life and the characters in All for Love. However, the presence of a Cleopatra figure in Danby's life is noticeably absent from the Dedication. In reality, at the time the Dedication was written Danby was carrying on an affair with the duchess of Portsmouth, Louise de Kéroualle who also happened to be French-Catholic.[5] Dryden strategically does not mention the duchess in the Dedication to avoid highlighting the hypocrisy of Danby's staunch anti-Catholic and anti-French political position. Despite Dryden's omission, several known historical facts demonstrate the similarities between Danby and de Kéroualle's relationship and the relationship of Antony and Cleopatra as portrayed in Dryden's play All for Love. For example, from 1670 until he was impeached, Danby used his position to procure money and jewels for de Kéroualle. This illicit distribution of wealth is not dissimilar from the exchange of goods that takes place between Antony and Cleopatra in All for Love. Cleopatra presents Antony with various ornaments; such as the ruby bracelet she gives him before he enters into battle. Cleopatra gives Antony these jewels in an effort to maintain his affections and presence in Egypt. Danby also presents de Kéroualle with gifts in an effort to secure her as his mistress. In both the real world relationship between Danby and de Kéroualle and the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra in Dryden's All for Love, jewels are exchanged in an attempt to bind clandestine affairs. Another parallel between the two relationships is that in both affairs, the male figures attempt to use their love for political gains. In All for Love, Antony attempts to use Cleopatra's Egyptian military to assist in his battle against Caesar. Similarly it is known that Danby and Lauderdale used de Kéroualle, and her influence as one of Charles’ mistresses, to defeat their political opponent Shaftesbury and therefore remain top advisors to the king. Though Dryden strove to disguise Danby's relationship with de Kéroualle in the Dedication to hide the hypocrisy of his relationship with a French-Catholic woman, many satirists at the time were not so forgiving.
Dryden uses the Dedication to not only offer advice on political matters, but he also seems to offer advice on how Danby should navigate his romantic relationship. In Dryden's play All for Love, it is implied that Cleopatra's foreign country, religion and appearance all contribute to her allure for Antony. Biographical information indicates that her foreign beauty is also what attracted Danby to de Kéroualle. Dryden implies that a more acceptable relationship for Danby might resemble Dollabella's relationship with Cleopatra. Dollabella respects Cleopatra's beauty and admits to his past love for her; however he is no longer actively pursuing her during the play, stepping aside instead for Antony. Dryden seems to suggest that Danby replicate Dollabella's model of moderation, and love de Kéroualle from afar while allowing her to be mistress solely to King Charles.
In the Dedication, Dryden offers his benefactor, Lord Treasurer Danby, both political and love advice that emphasises the value of moderation. Dryden's advice also corresponds with the predominant plot lines throughout his play All for Love. By counselling moderation, Dryden is suggesting that both politically and romantically, Danby should become more like Dollabella and less like the militant Ventidius and the impassioned Antony.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Dryden, John. All for Love. London:Nick Hern Books Limited, 1998.
2.Jump up ^ John Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, London, 1708; Montague Summers, ed., London, Fortune Press [no date]; reprinted New York, Benjamin Blom, 1963; p. 11.
3.Jump up ^ Huse, Ann A. “Cleopatra, Queen of the Seine: The Politics of Eroticism in Dryden’s “All for Love.” Huntington Library Quarterly 63 (2000): 23–46; 39
4.Jump up ^ Huse, 41.
5.Jump up ^ Huse, 45.
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Antony and Cleopatra is an opera in three acts by American composer Samuel Barber. The libretto was prepared by Franco Zeffirelli. It was based on the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare and made use of Shakespeare's language exclusively.
The opera was first performed on September 16, 1966, at the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. After an unsuccessful premiere, the opera was extensively revised by Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti in an edition first performed in 1975.


Contents  [hide]
1 Performance history
2 Roles
3 Recordings
4 References
5 External links

Performance history[edit]
For the premiere, which was also the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House, no expense was spared. Franco Zeffirelli was hired as stage director. Thomas Schippers was the conductor. The stage design and costumes were elaborate; the cast was enormous including 22 singers, a full chorus, and a troupe of ballet dancers.
The opera was poorly received by the press, and not enthusiastically received by the public (Freeman 1997, 15; Heyman 1992b). Among the reasons cited for the opera's lack of success were an "inflated production with problematic technical apparatus, gaudy costumes, overcrowded stage forces and a press overly attentive to the social glitter of the occasion" (Heyman 1992a). The opera was dropped from the Met's repertory after the initial performances of the production.
Barber later revised the opera, with text revisions by Gian-Carlo Menotti, Barber's partner and the librettist of his first opera, Vanessa (Heyman 1992a). This version was premiered under Menotti's direction at the Juilliard American Opera Center on February 6, 1975 (Freeman 1997, 15). There were further productions at the Spoleto Festival USA and Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy, in 1983, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1991 (Heyman 1992a).
Roles[edit]

Role
Voice type
Premiere Cast, September 16, 1966
 (Conductor: Thomas Schippers)
Cleopatra soprano Leontyne Price
Mark Antony baritone Justino Diaz
Octavius Caesar tenor Jess Thomas
Enobarbus bass Ezio Flagello
Charmian, servant to Cleopatra mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias
Iras mezzo-soprano Belén Amparan
Mardian tenor Andrea Velis
Messenger tenor Paul Franke
Alexas bass Raymond Michalski
Soothsayer  Lorenzo Alvary
Rustic  Clifford Harvuot
Octavia  Mary Ellen Pracht
Maecenas  Russell Christopher
Agrippa  John Macurdy
Lepidus tenor Robert Nagy
Thidias  Robert Goodloe
Soldier of Caesar  Gabor Carelli
Eros  Bruce Scott
Dolabella  Gene Boucher
Canidius baritone Lloyd Strang
Demetrius  Norman Giffin
Scarus  Ron Bottcher
Decretas  Louis Sgarro
Captain of the Guard  Dan Marek
Guard 1  Robert Schmorr
Guard 2  Edward Ghazal
Guard 3  Norman Scott
Soldier of Antony  John Trehy
Watchman 1  Paul De Paola
Watchman 2  Luis Forero
Sentinel  Peter Sliker
Recordings[edit]
Samuel Barber: Two Scenes from Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40 ["Give Me Some Music" and "Give Me My Robe"], Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24. Leontyne Price, soprano; New Philharmonia Orchestra, Thomas Schippers, conductor, recorded 1968[citation needed] (LP recording, stereo, RCA Red Seal LSC-3062, 1969)
Antony and Cleopatra (complete 1975 edition). Esther Hinds, soprano, Jeffrey Wells, bass; The Spoleto Festival Orchestra and Westminster Choir (Joseph Flummerfelt, chorus master), Christian Badea, conductor. Recorded during the 1983 Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy (2-CD set, stereo, New World Records NW 322/23/24-2, 1984)
References[edit]
Freeman, John W. (1997). The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas. New York: W. W. Norton Co. ISBN 0-393-04051-8.
Heyman, Barbara B. (1992a). "Antony and Cleopatra". The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 4 vols., edited by Stanley Sadie; managing editor, Christina Bashford. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0-935859-92-6.
Heyman, Barbara B. (1992b). "Barber, Samuel". The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 4 vols., edited by Stanley Sadie; managing editor, Christina Bashford. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0-935859-92-6.
Heyman, Barbara B. (1995), Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-509058-6
Kolodin, Irving (1966). "Music to my Ears: Barber’s Antony, after Zeffirelli". Saturday Review (October 1).
Porter, Andrew (1975). "Antony’s Second Chance". The New Yorker (February 24): 123–24. Reprinted in his Music of Three Seasons: 1974–1977, 97–102. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1978.
Schonberg, Harold C. (1966). "Onstage, It Was 'Antony and Cleopatra'; New Opera by Barber a Bit Lost in Shuffle". New York Times (September 17).
External links[edit]
New World Records Notes and credits for 1983 recording


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Antony and Cleopatra is an opera in three acts by American composer Samuel Barber. The libretto was prepared by Franco Zeffirelli. It was based on the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare and made use of Shakespeare's language exclusively.
The opera was first performed on September 16, 1966, at the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. After an unsuccessful premiere, the opera was extensively revised by Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti in an edition first performed in 1975.


Contents  [hide]
1 Performance history
2 Roles
3 Recordings
4 References
5 External links

Performance history[edit]
For the premiere, which was also the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House, no expense was spared. Franco Zeffirelli was hired as stage director. Thomas Schippers was the conductor. The stage design and costumes were elaborate; the cast was enormous including 22 singers, a full chorus, and a troupe of ballet dancers.
The opera was poorly received by the press, and not enthusiastically received by the public (Freeman 1997, 15; Heyman 1992b). Among the reasons cited for the opera's lack of success were an "inflated production with problematic technical apparatus, gaudy costumes, overcrowded stage forces and a press overly attentive to the social glitter of the occasion" (Heyman 1992a). The opera was dropped from the Met's repertory after the initial performances of the production.
Barber later revised the opera, with text revisions by Gian-Carlo Menotti, Barber's partner and the librettist of his first opera, Vanessa (Heyman 1992a). This version was premiered under Menotti's direction at the Juilliard American Opera Center on February 6, 1975 (Freeman 1997, 15). There were further productions at the Spoleto Festival USA and Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy, in 1983, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1991 (Heyman 1992a).
Roles[edit]

Role
Voice type
Premiere Cast, September 16, 1966
 (Conductor: Thomas Schippers)
Cleopatra soprano Leontyne Price
Mark Antony baritone Justino Diaz
Octavius Caesar tenor Jess Thomas
Enobarbus bass Ezio Flagello
Charmian, servant to Cleopatra mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias
Iras mezzo-soprano Belén Amparan
Mardian tenor Andrea Velis
Messenger tenor Paul Franke
Alexas bass Raymond Michalski
Soothsayer  Lorenzo Alvary
Rustic  Clifford Harvuot
Octavia  Mary Ellen Pracht
Maecenas  Russell Christopher
Agrippa  John Macurdy
Lepidus tenor Robert Nagy
Thidias  Robert Goodloe
Soldier of Caesar  Gabor Carelli
Eros  Bruce Scott
Dolabella  Gene Boucher
Canidius baritone Lloyd Strang
Demetrius  Norman Giffin
Scarus  Ron Bottcher
Decretas  Louis Sgarro
Captain of the Guard  Dan Marek
Guard 1  Robert Schmorr
Guard 2  Edward Ghazal
Guard 3  Norman Scott
Soldier of Antony  John Trehy
Watchman 1  Paul De Paola
Watchman 2  Luis Forero
Sentinel  Peter Sliker
Recordings[edit]
Samuel Barber: Two Scenes from Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40 ["Give Me Some Music" and "Give Me My Robe"], Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24. Leontyne Price, soprano; New Philharmonia Orchestra, Thomas Schippers, conductor, recorded 1968[citation needed] (LP recording, stereo, RCA Red Seal LSC-3062, 1969)
Antony and Cleopatra (complete 1975 edition). Esther Hinds, soprano, Jeffrey Wells, bass; The Spoleto Festival Orchestra and Westminster Choir (Joseph Flummerfelt, chorus master), Christian Badea, conductor. Recorded during the 1983 Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy (2-CD set, stereo, New World Records NW 322/23/24-2, 1984)
References[edit]
Freeman, John W. (1997). The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas. New York: W. W. Norton Co. ISBN 0-393-04051-8.
Heyman, Barbara B. (1992a). "Antony and Cleopatra". The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 4 vols., edited by Stanley Sadie; managing editor, Christina Bashford. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0-935859-92-6.
Heyman, Barbara B. (1992b). "Barber, Samuel". The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 4 vols., edited by Stanley Sadie; managing editor, Christina Bashford. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0-935859-92-6.
Heyman, Barbara B. (1995), Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-509058-6
Kolodin, Irving (1966). "Music to my Ears: Barber’s Antony, after Zeffirelli". Saturday Review (October 1).
Porter, Andrew (1975). "Antony’s Second Chance". The New Yorker (February 24): 123–24. Reprinted in his Music of Three Seasons: 1974–1977, 97–102. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1978.
Schonberg, Harold C. (1966). "Onstage, It Was 'Antony and Cleopatra'; New Opera by Barber a Bit Lost in Shuffle". New York Times (September 17).
External links[edit]
New World Records Notes and credits for 1983 recording


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Asterix and Cleopatra

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Asterix and Cleopatra
 (Astérix et Cléopâtre)

Date
1969
Series
Asterix
Creative team

Writers
René Goscinny
Artists
Albert Uderzo
Original publication

Date of publication
1965
Language
French
Chronology

Preceded by
Asterix and the Banquet
Followed by
Asterix and the Big Fight
Asterix and Cleopatra is the sixth book in the Asterix comic book series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. It was first published in serial form in Pilote magazine, issues 215-257, in 1963.


Contents  [hide]
1 Synopsis
2 Adaptations
3 Relationship to other Asterix books
4 In other languages
5 References

Synopsis[edit]
The book begins with an argument between Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Julius Caesar, in which Caesar belittles the accomplishments of the Egyptian people. Infuriated, Cleopatra makes a wager with Caesar promising to build a new palace in Alexandria within three months. Cleopatra summons Edifis, who claims to be the best architect in Egypt. She promises Edifis that if he builds the palace on time he will be covered with gold; if he fails, he will be a meal for the sacred crocodiles.
A worried Edifis thinks he needs magic to help him, enlists the help of the Gauls, Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, and Dogmatix. Thanks to Getafix and his magic potion, the work goes forward on schedule, despite multiple attempts by Edifis's arch rival, Artifis, to sabotage the construction after Edifis says he doesn't want his help, claiming Artifis works people too hard. Artifis tells the workers to demand less whipping, which would slow construction. However Getafix gives the workers magic potion. Artifis bribes the stone-delivery man to throw his load away, before Obelix beats him up, causing him to reveal the truth, a henchman tries to lock the Gauls inside a pyramid but Dogmatix helps him find his way out, he tries to frame the Gauls by sending a poisoned cake to Cleopatra, but Getafix makes an antidote enabling the Gauls to eat it, then cures the taster and claims eating too much rich food was giving him a bad stomach. Edifis is kidnapped and hidden in a sarcophagus in the house of Artifis, but Obelix frees him. Artfis and his henchman are forced to work on the palace, but without magic potion.
Just before the palace is due to be completed, Caesar intervenes by sending legions to try to arrest the Gauls, after he realises the three Gauls are in Egypt when a spy disguises himself as a worker, and sees the effects of the magic potion. The Gauls fight off the Roman soldiers, but the commanding officer proceeds to shell the building with his catapults. In desperation, Asterix and Dogmatix deliver the news to Cleopatra. A furious Cleopatra then hurries to the construction site to berate Caesar. Caesar's legions are ordered to fix the damage they caused (without any magic potion to help them) and the palace is successfully completed on time. Cleopatra wins her bet and covers Edifis with gold. Edifis and Artifis reconcile and agree to build pyramids together, and Cleopatra gives Getafix some papyrus manuscripts from the Library of Alexandria as a gift. The Gauls return, but Vitalstatitix criticises Obelix trying to give an Egyptian Style point to menhirs.
Adaptations[edit]
Asterix and Cleopatra has been adapted for film twice: first as an animated 1968 film entitled Asterix and Cleopatra, and then as a live-action 2002 film called Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.
An audiobook of Asterix and Cleopatra adapted by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge and narrated by Willie Rushton was released on Hodder and Stoughton's Hodder Children's Audio.
Relationship to other Asterix books[edit]
In most Asterix books, Obelix is not permitted to drink the Magic Potion, but Getafix makes an exception due to an extraordinary requirement (the need to force open a solid stone door inside a pyramid which apparently, even Obelix's regular level strength is incapable of doing).[1] Obelix notices no difference, but keeps asking for more potion in subsequent volumes.
Obelix's dog, Dogmatix, is named for the first time in this story.[2] It is also the first story in which Dogmatix takes a significant role (rescuing the heroes from a maze inside a Pyramid).[3]
The recurring pirate characters appear in this book, though on this occasion they sink their own ship rather than endure a fight with the Gauls.[4] The captain's son Erix (seen in the previous book Asterix and the Banquet) is mentioned as having been left as a deposit to pay for the short-lived ship.[5] After he and his crew have been forced to take jobs as galley slaves on Cleopatra's barge, the captain expresses the unusual determination to wreak revenge on the Gauls[6] — in other books, he simply wishes never to encounter them again.
In other languages[edit]
Albanian: Asteriksi dhe Kleopatra
Arabic: أستريكس وكليوباترا
Ancient Greek: Αστερίκιος και Κλεοπάτρα
Bengali: এসটেরিক্স ও ক্লিওপেট্রা
Catalan: Astèrix i Cleòpatra
Chinese: 阿斯特里克斯和克娄巴特拉
Croatian: Asteriks i Kleopatra
Czech: Asterix a Kleopatra
Danish: Astèrix og Kleopatra
Dutch: Asterix en Cleopatra
Finnish: Asterix ja Kleopatra. This was the first Asterix adventure to be translated into Finnish.
German: Asterix und Kleopatra
Greek: Αστερίξ και Κλεοπάτρα
Hebrew: אסטריקס וקליאופטרה
Hindi: Estriks aur Klyopetraa
Icelandic: Ástríkur og Kleópatra
Indonesian: Ásterix dan Cleopatra
Italian: Asterix e Cleopatra
Norwegian: Asterix og Kleopatra
Persian: آستریکس و کلئوپاترا
Polish: Asteriks i Kleopatra
Portuguese: Astérix e Cleópatra
Russian: Астерикс и Клеопатра
Serbian: Астерикс и Клеопатра
Slovak: Asterix a Kleopatra
Spanish: Asterix y Cleopatra
Swedish: Asterix och Kleopatra
Turkish: Asteriks ve Kleopatra
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 24
2.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 8
3.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 25
4.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 10
5.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 9
6.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 47


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 The Normans ·
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 The Mansions of the Gods ·
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 The Great Crossing ·
 Obelix and Co. ·
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The Great Divide ·
 The Black Gold ·
 Asterix and Son ·
 The Magic Carpet ·
 The Secret Weapon ·
 Asterix and Obelix All at Sea ·
 The Actress ·
 The Falling Sky
 


Others

Asterix Conquers Rome ·
 The Class Act ·
 Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book ·
 Astérix et ses Amis ·
 How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy
 


Ferri and Conrad

Asterix and the Picts ·
 Asterix and the Missing Scroll
 


Films



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Asterix the Gaul ·
 Asterix and Cleopatra ·
 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ·
 Asterix Versus Caesar ·
 Asterix in Britain ·
 Asterix and the Big Fight ·
 Asterix Conquers America ·
 Asterix and the Vikings ·
 Asterix: The Land of the Gods
 


Live-action

Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar ·
 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games ·
 Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia
 


Video games
Asterix (1983) ·
 Asterix and the Magic Carpet ·
 Asterix (1991) ·
 Asterix (1992, arcade) ·
 Asterix (1993) ·
 Asterix and the Great Rescue ·
 Asterix and the Power of the Gods ·
 Asterix & Obelix ·
 Mega Madness ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games
 

Characters
Asterix ·
 Obelix ·
 Dogmatix
 

Related articles
Parc Astérix ·
 Asterix on postage stamps ·
 English translations of Asterix ·
 Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge
 

  


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Asterix and Cleopatra

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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For the film, see Asterix and Cleopatra (film).
Asterix and Cleopatra
 (Astérix et Cléopâtre)

Date
1969
Series
Asterix
Creative team

Writers
René Goscinny
Artists
Albert Uderzo
Original publication

Date of publication
1965
Language
French
Chronology

Preceded by
Asterix and the Banquet
Followed by
Asterix and the Big Fight
Asterix and Cleopatra is the sixth book in the Asterix comic book series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. It was first published in serial form in Pilote magazine, issues 215-257, in 1963.


Contents  [hide]
1 Synopsis
2 Adaptations
3 Relationship to other Asterix books
4 In other languages
5 References

Synopsis[edit]
The book begins with an argument between Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Julius Caesar, in which Caesar belittles the accomplishments of the Egyptian people. Infuriated, Cleopatra makes a wager with Caesar promising to build a new palace in Alexandria within three months. Cleopatra summons Edifis, who claims to be the best architect in Egypt. She promises Edifis that if he builds the palace on time he will be covered with gold; if he fails, he will be a meal for the sacred crocodiles.
A worried Edifis thinks he needs magic to help him, enlists the help of the Gauls, Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, and Dogmatix. Thanks to Getafix and his magic potion, the work goes forward on schedule, despite multiple attempts by Edifis's arch rival, Artifis, to sabotage the construction after Edifis says he doesn't want his help, claiming Artifis works people too hard. Artifis tells the workers to demand less whipping, which would slow construction. However Getafix gives the workers magic potion. Artifis bribes the stone-delivery man to throw his load away, before Obelix beats him up, causing him to reveal the truth, a henchman tries to lock the Gauls inside a pyramid but Dogmatix helps him find his way out, he tries to frame the Gauls by sending a poisoned cake to Cleopatra, but Getafix makes an antidote enabling the Gauls to eat it, then cures the taster and claims eating too much rich food was giving him a bad stomach. Edifis is kidnapped and hidden in a sarcophagus in the house of Artifis, but Obelix frees him. Artfis and his henchman are forced to work on the palace, but without magic potion.
Just before the palace is due to be completed, Caesar intervenes by sending legions to try to arrest the Gauls, after he realises the three Gauls are in Egypt when a spy disguises himself as a worker, and sees the effects of the magic potion. The Gauls fight off the Roman soldiers, but the commanding officer proceeds to shell the building with his catapults. In desperation, Asterix and Dogmatix deliver the news to Cleopatra. A furious Cleopatra then hurries to the construction site to berate Caesar. Caesar's legions are ordered to fix the damage they caused (without any magic potion to help them) and the palace is successfully completed on time. Cleopatra wins her bet and covers Edifis with gold. Edifis and Artifis reconcile and agree to build pyramids together, and Cleopatra gives Getafix some papyrus manuscripts from the Library of Alexandria as a gift. The Gauls return, but Vitalstatitix criticises Obelix trying to give an Egyptian Style point to menhirs.
Adaptations[edit]
Asterix and Cleopatra has been adapted for film twice: first as an animated 1968 film entitled Asterix and Cleopatra, and then as a live-action 2002 film called Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.
An audiobook of Asterix and Cleopatra adapted by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge and narrated by Willie Rushton was released on Hodder and Stoughton's Hodder Children's Audio.
Relationship to other Asterix books[edit]
In most Asterix books, Obelix is not permitted to drink the Magic Potion, but Getafix makes an exception due to an extraordinary requirement (the need to force open a solid stone door inside a pyramid which apparently, even Obelix's regular level strength is incapable of doing).[1] Obelix notices no difference, but keeps asking for more potion in subsequent volumes.
Obelix's dog, Dogmatix, is named for the first time in this story.[2] It is also the first story in which Dogmatix takes a significant role (rescuing the heroes from a maze inside a Pyramid).[3]
The recurring pirate characters appear in this book, though on this occasion they sink their own ship rather than endure a fight with the Gauls.[4] The captain's son Erix (seen in the previous book Asterix and the Banquet) is mentioned as having been left as a deposit to pay for the short-lived ship.[5] After he and his crew have been forced to take jobs as galley slaves on Cleopatra's barge, the captain expresses the unusual determination to wreak revenge on the Gauls[6] — in other books, he simply wishes never to encounter them again.
In other languages[edit]
Albanian: Asteriksi dhe Kleopatra
Arabic: أستريكس وكليوباترا
Ancient Greek: Αστερίκιος και Κλεοπάτρα
Bengali: এসটেরিক্স ও ক্লিওপেট্রা
Catalan: Astèrix i Cleòpatra
Chinese: 阿斯特里克斯和克娄巴特拉
Croatian: Asteriks i Kleopatra
Czech: Asterix a Kleopatra
Danish: Astèrix og Kleopatra
Dutch: Asterix en Cleopatra
Finnish: Asterix ja Kleopatra. This was the first Asterix adventure to be translated into Finnish.
German: Asterix und Kleopatra
Greek: Αστερίξ και Κλεοπάτρα
Hebrew: אסטריקס וקליאופטרה
Hindi: Estriks aur Klyopetraa
Icelandic: Ástríkur og Kleópatra
Indonesian: Ásterix dan Cleopatra
Italian: Asterix e Cleopatra
Norwegian: Asterix og Kleopatra
Persian: آستریکس و کلئوپاترا
Polish: Asteriks i Kleopatra
Portuguese: Astérix e Cleópatra
Russian: Астерикс и Клеопатра
Serbian: Астерикс и Клеопатра
Slovak: Asterix a Kleopatra
Spanish: Asterix y Cleopatra
Swedish: Asterix och Kleopatra
Turkish: Asteriks ve Kleopatra
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 24
2.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 8
3.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 25
4.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 10
5.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 9
6.Jump up ^ Asterix and Cleopatra, p. 47


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Goscinny and Uderzo

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Golden Sickle ·
 Goths ·
 Gladiator ·
 Banquet ·
 Cleopatra ·
 The Big Fight ·
 In Britain ·
 The Normans ·
 Legionary ·
 Chieftain's Shield ·
 Olympic Games ·
 The Cauldron ·
 In Spain ·
 The Roman Agent ·
 In Switzerland ·
 The Mansions of the Gods ·
 The Laurel Wreath ·
 The Soothsayer ·
 In Corsica ·
 Caesar's Gift ·
 The Great Crossing ·
 Obelix and Co. ·
 In Belgium
 


Uderzo only

The Great Divide ·
 The Black Gold ·
 Asterix and Son ·
 The Magic Carpet ·
 The Secret Weapon ·
 Asterix and Obelix All at Sea ·
 The Actress ·
 The Falling Sky
 


Others

Asterix Conquers Rome ·
 The Class Act ·
 Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book ·
 Astérix et ses Amis ·
 How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy
 


Ferri and Conrad

Asterix and the Picts ·
 Asterix and the Missing Scroll
 


Films



Animated

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Asterix and Cleopatra ·
 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ·
 Asterix Versus Caesar ·
 Asterix in Britain ·
 Asterix and the Big Fight ·
 Asterix Conquers America ·
 Asterix and the Vikings ·
 Asterix: The Land of the Gods
 


Live-action

Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar ·
 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games ·
 Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia
 


Video games
Asterix (1983) ·
 Asterix and the Magic Carpet ·
 Asterix (1991) ·
 Asterix (1992, arcade) ·
 Asterix (1993) ·
 Asterix and the Great Rescue ·
 Asterix and the Power of the Gods ·
 Asterix & Obelix ·
 Mega Madness ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games
 

Characters
Asterix ·
 Obelix ·
 Dogmatix
 

Related articles
Parc Astérix ·
 Asterix on postage stamps ·
 English translations of Asterix ·
 Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge
 

  


Categories: Asterix books
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Ancient Alexandria in art and culture
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Comics by Albert Uderzo





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This article is about the 1968 animated film. For the 2002 live-action film, see Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.


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Astérix et Cléopâtre
Asterix and cleopatra french poster.JPG
Directed by
René Goscinny
 Lee Payant
Albert Uderzo
Produced by
Raymond Leblanc
Written by
Eddie Lateste
 Jos Marissen
Pierre Tchernia
 adapted from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
Music by
Gérard Calvi
Cinematography
Georges Lapeyronnie
 Francois Léonard
 Jean Midre
Edited by
Jacques Marchel
 László Molnár

Production
 company

Dargaud Films


Release dates

19 December 1968[1]


Running time
 72 minutes
Country
France, Belgium
Language
French / English
Asterix and Cleopatra (French: Astérix et Cléopâtre) is a Belgian/French animated film released in 1968; it is the second Asterix adventure to be made into a feature film. Overseen by Asterix creators Goscinny and Uderzo (who had no involvement in the production of the first film Asterix the Gaul), the film is noticeably more well-produced than its prequel, featuring far more detailed animation and a more polished soundtrack.
Asterix and Cleopatra is practically a musical, featuring three individual song sequences and a more varied score than the earlier film. Elements of satire and surreal humour (such as Cleopatra's singing lion and the engraving of Santa Claus on the pyramid wall) are prominent throughout.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 English voice cast
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
After a heated argument with Julius Caesar over his lack of faith in the Egyptian people, Queen Cleopatra enters into a bet claiming that she can have a magnificent palace constructed for him in Alexandria within three months. She gives this enormous task to her best architect Edifis (despite his shortcomings), informing him that he will be covered with gold if he succeeds or thrown to the crocodiles if he fails. Daunted and distraught, believing the task to be insurmountable without some sort of magic, Edifis travels to Gaul to seek help from the famous druid Getafix.
Getafix agrees to return to Egypt with Edifis, while Asterix and Obelix insist on accompanying them. Obelix further insists that Dogmatix be allowed to join the voyage and smuggles him along despite objections from Asterix. En route to Egypt, Edifis' ship is met by a gang of pirates. Poetic justice rules the day as the pirate ship is boarded by Asterix and Obelix, who scuttle it after a largely one-sided fight. Upon reaching Egypt, it becomes clear that Edifis is not a particularly gifted architect; in Cleopatra's words his buildings are “the laughing stock of those who don't live in them”. His scheming rival Artifis proposes that they collaborate in order to build Caesar's palace on time and divide the reward between them; the catch being that Edifis alone be thrown to the crocodiles should they fail. Edifis refuses and Artifis swears vengeance, angered further by the injuries he sustains while negotiating Edifis' house (which later collapses altogether).
Artifis raises tensions amongst the construction workers by convincing them that they are being exploited by Edifis and encourages them to strike. To win them over and enhance their productivity, Getafix gives the workers his magic potion which enables them to continue effortlessly with the construction of the palace. Getafix refuses to give any to Obelix, much to his disgruntlement. Building progress becomes so rapid that the labourers exhaust their supplies of stone; Artifis has bribed the supplier to dump the subsequent shipment into the Nile and the Gauls are forced to escort a fleet of ships to fetch more. Sightseeing en route, the trio visit the Pyramids at Giza. In his attempt to scale the Sphinx, Obelix provides an outlandish hypothesis as to how the monument came to be without a nose. The Gauls are intercepted by Artifis' sidekick Krukhut, who poses as a guide with the intention of getting the Gauls lost during a tour of the Great Pyramid. Trapped deep within the pyramid, Getafix gives Obelix his first taste of magic potion, presumably to give him the strength to break them out. The Gauls fail to negotiate the maze, but eventually escape after being heroically tracked by Dogmatix. Undeterred, Artifis and Krukhut make a further attempt to prevent the stone reaching its destination by hiring the same gang of pirates seen earlier in the film to attack the fleet on its return to Alexandria. A short second encounter with the pirates alleviates Obelix's boredom, despite their cowardly attempt at retreat. In a final effort to stop the three Gauls, Artifis frames them for an attempt to poison Cleopatra with the gift of a cake made from such ingredients as arsenic, strychnine and vitriol. Asterix, Obelix and Getafix are thrown into the dungeon after the Queen's taster becomes ill from eating the cake. Fortunately, Getafix carries an antidote that enables them to eat the remainder of the cake (giving the impression that it was in fact harmless) as well as curing the taster after claiming he has indigestion. The Gauls are pardoned and catch Artifis and Krukhut despite their attempt to hide inside Sarcophogi; their punishment is to work for Edifis as labourers.
Cleopatra gloats over the likelihood of winning her bet to Caesar, who fears he will lose face with her should she get the better of him and instructs his spy to infiltrate the building site. Learning that the Gauls and their magic potion are involved, Caesar orders his three mercenaries, brothers, to kidnap Getafix and knock over the cauldron for which they will receive a bag of gold. However the oldest brother tells the other two to capture Getafix while he knocks over the potion. While they tie up and gag Getafix the mercenary drinks the potion and knocks over the cauldron, before overpowering his brothers and taking Getafix to Caesar. The two mercenaries are caught by Asterix and Obelix, who learn of what has happened to Getafix. The Mercenary returns to Caesar and is given the gold while Getafix is imprisoned. However he is then caught by Asterix and Obelix who learn where Getafix is. The Mercenary is thrown away and his brothers take him away to have 'a word' with him. Asterix and Obelix promptly free Getafix. In desperation, Caesar holds the construction site under siege and bombards the unfinished palace with boulders. Cleopatra intervenes after Asterix brings a message to her, forcing Caesar to lift the siege and despite the damage, the palace is completed on schedule. Edifis is honoured and the Gauls are escorted home aboard Cleopatra's luxury ship, much to the displeasure of the sacred crocodiles.
English voice cast[edit]
##Lee Payant - Asterix
##Hal Brav - Obelix
##Jean Fontaine
##John Primm
##Alexander A. Klimenko
##Anthony Stuart
##Ed Marcus
##George Birt
##Patrick Allen - Caesar
##Mel Blanc - Caesar's Egyptian spy
See also[edit]
##Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra - A live action remake starring Gerard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci, and Christian Clavier
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ imdb
External links[edit]
##AsterixNZ entry
##Astérix et Cléopâtre at the Internet Movie Database


[hide]
v ·
 t ·
 e
 
Asterix


Books



Goscinny and Uderzo

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Golden Sickle ·
 Goths ·
 Gladiator ·
 Banquet ·
 Cleopatra ·
 The Big Fight ·
 In Britain ·
 The Normans ·
 Legionary ·
 Chieftain's Shield ·
 Olympic Games ·
 The Cauldron ·
 In Spain ·
 The Roman Agent ·
 In Switzerland ·
 The Mansions of the Gods ·
 The Laurel Wreath ·
 The Soothsayer ·
 In Corsica ·
 Caesar's Gift ·
 The Great Crossing ·
 Obelix and Co. ·
 In Belgium
 


Uderzo only

The Great Divide ·
 The Black Gold ·
 Asterix and Son ·
 The Magic Carpet ·
 The Secret Weapon ·
 Asterix and Obelix All at Sea ·
 The Actress ·
 The Falling Sky
 


Others

Asterix Conquers Rome ·
 The Class Act ·
 Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book ·
 Astérix et ses Amis ·
 How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy
 


Ferri and Conrad

Asterix and the Picts ·
 Asterix and the Missing Scroll
 


Films



Animated

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Asterix and Cleopatra ·
 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ·
 Asterix Versus Caesar ·
 Asterix in Britain ·
 Asterix and the Big Fight ·
 Asterix Conquers America ·
 Asterix and the Vikings ·
 Asterix: The Land of the Gods
 


Live-action

Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar ·
 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games ·
 Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia
 


Video games
Asterix (1983) ·
 Asterix and the Magic Carpet ·
 Asterix (1991) ·
 Asterix (1992, arcade) ·
 Asterix (1993) ·
 Asterix and the Great Rescue ·
 Asterix and the Power of the Gods ·
 Asterix & Obelix ·
 Mega Madness ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games
 

Characters
Asterix ·
 Obelix ·
 Dogmatix
 

Related articles
Parc Astérix ·
 Asterix on postage stamps ·
 English translations of Asterix ·
 Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge
 

  


Categories: 1968 films
Asterix films
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French films
French-language films
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Films set in ancient Egypt
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Asterix and Cleopatra (film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

This article is about the 1968 animated film. For the 2002 live-action film, see Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.


 This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2012)

Astérix et Cléopâtre
Asterix and cleopatra french poster.JPG
Directed by
René Goscinny
 Lee Payant
Albert Uderzo
Produced by
Raymond Leblanc
Written by
Eddie Lateste
 Jos Marissen
Pierre Tchernia
 adapted from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
Music by
Gérard Calvi
Cinematography
Georges Lapeyronnie
 Francois Léonard
 Jean Midre
Edited by
Jacques Marchel
 László Molnár

Production
 company

Dargaud Films


Release dates

19 December 1968[1]


Running time
 72 minutes
Country
France, Belgium
Language
French / English
Asterix and Cleopatra (French: Astérix et Cléopâtre) is a Belgian/French animated film released in 1968; it is the second Asterix adventure to be made into a feature film. Overseen by Asterix creators Goscinny and Uderzo (who had no involvement in the production of the first film Asterix the Gaul), the film is noticeably more well-produced than its prequel, featuring far more detailed animation and a more polished soundtrack.
Asterix and Cleopatra is practically a musical, featuring three individual song sequences and a more varied score than the earlier film. Elements of satire and surreal humour (such as Cleopatra's singing lion and the engraving of Santa Claus on the pyramid wall) are prominent throughout.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 English voice cast
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
After a heated argument with Julius Caesar over his lack of faith in the Egyptian people, Queen Cleopatra enters into a bet claiming that she can have a magnificent palace constructed for him in Alexandria within three months. She gives this enormous task to her best architect Edifis (despite his shortcomings), informing him that he will be covered with gold if he succeeds or thrown to the crocodiles if he fails. Daunted and distraught, believing the task to be insurmountable without some sort of magic, Edifis travels to Gaul to seek help from the famous druid Getafix.
Getafix agrees to return to Egypt with Edifis, while Asterix and Obelix insist on accompanying them. Obelix further insists that Dogmatix be allowed to join the voyage and smuggles him along despite objections from Asterix. En route to Egypt, Edifis' ship is met by a gang of pirates. Poetic justice rules the day as the pirate ship is boarded by Asterix and Obelix, who scuttle it after a largely one-sided fight. Upon reaching Egypt, it becomes clear that Edifis is not a particularly gifted architect; in Cleopatra's words his buildings are “the laughing stock of those who don't live in them”. His scheming rival Artifis proposes that they collaborate in order to build Caesar's palace on time and divide the reward between them; the catch being that Edifis alone be thrown to the crocodiles should they fail. Edifis refuses and Artifis swears vengeance, angered further by the injuries he sustains while negotiating Edifis' house (which later collapses altogether).
Artifis raises tensions amongst the construction workers by convincing them that they are being exploited by Edifis and encourages them to strike. To win them over and enhance their productivity, Getafix gives the workers his magic potion which enables them to continue effortlessly with the construction of the palace. Getafix refuses to give any to Obelix, much to his disgruntlement. Building progress becomes so rapid that the labourers exhaust their supplies of stone; Artifis has bribed the supplier to dump the subsequent shipment into the Nile and the Gauls are forced to escort a fleet of ships to fetch more. Sightseeing en route, the trio visit the Pyramids at Giza. In his attempt to scale the Sphinx, Obelix provides an outlandish hypothesis as to how the monument came to be without a nose. The Gauls are intercepted by Artifis' sidekick Krukhut, who poses as a guide with the intention of getting the Gauls lost during a tour of the Great Pyramid. Trapped deep within the pyramid, Getafix gives Obelix his first taste of magic potion, presumably to give him the strength to break them out. The Gauls fail to negotiate the maze, but eventually escape after being heroically tracked by Dogmatix. Undeterred, Artifis and Krukhut make a further attempt to prevent the stone reaching its destination by hiring the same gang of pirates seen earlier in the film to attack the fleet on its return to Alexandria. A short second encounter with the pirates alleviates Obelix's boredom, despite their cowardly attempt at retreat. In a final effort to stop the three Gauls, Artifis frames them for an attempt to poison Cleopatra with the gift of a cake made from such ingredients as arsenic, strychnine and vitriol. Asterix, Obelix and Getafix are thrown into the dungeon after the Queen's taster becomes ill from eating the cake. Fortunately, Getafix carries an antidote that enables them to eat the remainder of the cake (giving the impression that it was in fact harmless) as well as curing the taster after claiming he has indigestion. The Gauls are pardoned and catch Artifis and Krukhut despite their attempt to hide inside Sarcophogi; their punishment is to work for Edifis as labourers.
Cleopatra gloats over the likelihood of winning her bet to Caesar, who fears he will lose face with her should she get the better of him and instructs his spy to infiltrate the building site. Learning that the Gauls and their magic potion are involved, Caesar orders his three mercenaries, brothers, to kidnap Getafix and knock over the cauldron for which they will receive a bag of gold. However the oldest brother tells the other two to capture Getafix while he knocks over the potion. While they tie up and gag Getafix the mercenary drinks the potion and knocks over the cauldron, before overpowering his brothers and taking Getafix to Caesar. The two mercenaries are caught by Asterix and Obelix, who learn of what has happened to Getafix. The Mercenary returns to Caesar and is given the gold while Getafix is imprisoned. However he is then caught by Asterix and Obelix who learn where Getafix is. The Mercenary is thrown away and his brothers take him away to have 'a word' with him. Asterix and Obelix promptly free Getafix. In desperation, Caesar holds the construction site under siege and bombards the unfinished palace with boulders. Cleopatra intervenes after Asterix brings a message to her, forcing Caesar to lift the siege and despite the damage, the palace is completed on schedule. Edifis is honoured and the Gauls are escorted home aboard Cleopatra's luxury ship, much to the displeasure of the sacred crocodiles.
English voice cast[edit]
##Lee Payant - Asterix
##Hal Brav - Obelix
##Jean Fontaine
##John Primm
##Alexander A. Klimenko
##Anthony Stuart
##Ed Marcus
##George Birt
##Patrick Allen - Caesar
##Mel Blanc - Caesar's Egyptian spy
See also[edit]
##Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra - A live action remake starring Gerard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci, and Christian Clavier
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ imdb
External links[edit]
##AsterixNZ entry
##Astérix et Cléopâtre at the Internet Movie Database


[hide]
v ·
 t ·
 e
 
Asterix


Books



Goscinny and Uderzo

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Golden Sickle ·
 Goths ·
 Gladiator ·
 Banquet ·
 Cleopatra ·
 The Big Fight ·
 In Britain ·
 The Normans ·
 Legionary ·
 Chieftain's Shield ·
 Olympic Games ·
 The Cauldron ·
 In Spain ·
 The Roman Agent ·
 In Switzerland ·
 The Mansions of the Gods ·
 The Laurel Wreath ·
 The Soothsayer ·
 In Corsica ·
 Caesar's Gift ·
 The Great Crossing ·
 Obelix and Co. ·
 In Belgium
 


Uderzo only

The Great Divide ·
 The Black Gold ·
 Asterix and Son ·
 The Magic Carpet ·
 The Secret Weapon ·
 Asterix and Obelix All at Sea ·
 The Actress ·
 The Falling Sky
 


Others

Asterix Conquers Rome ·
 The Class Act ·
 Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book ·
 Astérix et ses Amis ·
 How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy
 


Ferri and Conrad

Asterix and the Picts ·
 Asterix and the Missing Scroll
 


Films



Animated

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Asterix and Cleopatra ·
 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ·
 Asterix Versus Caesar ·
 Asterix in Britain ·
 Asterix and the Big Fight ·
 Asterix Conquers America ·
 Asterix and the Vikings ·
 Asterix: The Land of the Gods
 


Live-action

Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar ·
 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games ·
 Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia
 


Video games
Asterix (1983) ·
 Asterix and the Magic Carpet ·
 Asterix (1991) ·
 Asterix (1992, arcade) ·
 Asterix (1993) ·
 Asterix and the Great Rescue ·
 Asterix and the Power of the Gods ·
 Asterix & Obelix ·
 Mega Madness ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games
 

Characters
Asterix ·
 Obelix ·
 Dogmatix
 

Related articles
Parc Astérix ·
 Asterix on postage stamps ·
 English translations of Asterix ·
 Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge
 

  


Categories: 1968 films
Asterix films
Belgian films
Belgian animated films
French films
French-language films
French animated films
Films set in ancient Egypt
Ancient Alexandria in art and culture
Films set in Alexandria
Depictions of Cleopatra VII on film







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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
 (Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre)
Mission cleopatre affiche.jpg
Directed by
Alain Chabat
Produced by
Claude Berri
Written by
Alain Chabat
Based on
Asterix and Cleopatra
 by René Goscinny
Albert Uderzo
Starring
Gérard Depardieu
Christian Clavier
Jamel Debbouze
Édouard Baer
Monica Bellucci
 Alain Chabat
Music by
Philippe Chany
Cinematography
Laurent Dailland
Distributed by
Miramax Films (USA)
Pathé (France/UK)

Release dates
 2002

Running time
 107 min.
Country
France, Italy
Language
French
Budget
$50.3 million
Box office
$110,989,615[1]
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (French: Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre) is a 2002 French film based on the comic book Astérix et Cléopâtre by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo and a sequel for the 1999 movie Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar. It was the most expensive French movie at that time. It is the second adaption of Asterix and Cleopatra, following the 1968 animated movie.
The film was directed by Alain Chabat, written by Chabat, and starred Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Jamel Debbouze, Édouard Baer, Monica Bellucci, and Chabat. It was co-produced by French companies Katharina / Renn Productions, TF1 Film Productions and German companies KC Medien and CP Medien AG. It sold 14,557,020 tickets in France.
Unlike other live action adaptions of Asterix books, up to now, this movie is the only Asterix live action movie where the plot adheres closely to the original comic book Astérix et Cléopatre without incorporating elements from other books.
He received positive reviews, holding a 86% of positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews.


Contents  [hide]
1 Translations
2 Plot
3 Cast
4 Voice cast
5 Soundtrack
6 References
7 External links

Translations[edit]
Miramax Films re-edited the film, cutting approximately 21 minutes and dubbing the movie into English using an American cast. The English script added many new jokes for the American audience, including more references to modern popular culture (Edifis continually calls Getafix a "droid", for example. This pun was already hinted at in the French version; the actor playing Edifis used his distinctive North-African accent to create a subtle confusion between "droid" and "druid"), and some changes in characterisation, most notably Obelix who appears far more intelligent than usual. The dubbed dialogue uses some of the original English names, but the rest are either reused from the American English translation of the original album, or newly invented names. This is most notable among minor characters; the pirate crew, for example, are referred to by the names of famous rock and roll musicians (including John, Paul, George and Ringo) just before a cry of "let's rock and roll!"
The English language subtitles for other markets are a straight translation of the French dialogue, with only the names changed to match the original English translation of the album. The version released on DVD in the Australia by Madman Entertainment contains two discs, one the original French version (with multiple language subtitles) and the other the Miramax edit.



Plot[edit]
Queen Cleopatra has had enough with Caesar's insults over Egypt and makes a deal with him: if the Egyptians manage to build a palace larger than Caesar's palace in Rome in three months, he would aknowledge that Egypt was the greatest people. To perform this task, Cleopatra hires the architect Numerobis to finish the palace; finishing the palace in time would earn him gold, failure would have him thrown to the crocodiles. Much to the dismay of Pyradonis, Cleoptara's architect, Numerobis is appointed architect of the work on the palace. Seeing that only creating the basics of the palace, he and his secretary Papyris discuss a wizard who makes a special potion, granting those who drink it unimaginable powers and abilities. With that in mind, Numerobis begins his journey far north.
Far up in north, in the little village of Gaul, two Roman legionnares ambush a Gaul an tells him to "Defend himself". The Gaul simply smiles and takes a sip from a little bottle he carries on his belt. As the Romans ask him what that was, the Gaul informs the new Romans that it was a magic potion, which gives him special powers. As another Gaul arrives with a dog, the Gaul punches the Roman, sending him flying away. The other Gaul tells the remaining Roman that he does not need a magic potion, because he fell into the cauldron when he was a little boy, meaning he would be a little bit stronger than the others, before simply giving him a little snap with his fingers, sending the other Roman flying.
At the same time, Numerobis finds the two Gauls and asks questions about the wizard. The Gauls are revealed to be Asterix and Obelix, and the dog is Dogmatix. As they show Numerobis their village, he encounters Getafix, the druid who is responsible for the magic potion. Refusing to sell some of the magic potion, Getafix instead says that he will accompany Numerobis back to Alexandria, as he has always wanted to see the Egyptian city. Asterix and Obelix (along with Dogmatix who Obelix smuggled with) journey to Alexandria as well, encountering the pirates along the way.
When they arrive, Numerobis introduces the Gauls to Papyris, some of the rules the Egyptian has and to Queen Cleopatra herself. While they greet her, one of the maids (Guimieukis) arrive and Asterix falls in love with her. As they observe the workers, Pyradonis is successful in starting a riot. In response, Panoramix makes his magic potion, effectively increasing the building speed on the palace. Angered about this, Pyradonis hires Torturis to lead and trap the Gauls in the pyramid. As the Gauls struggle to get out, Getafix decides to finally let Obelix have a taste of the magic potion, allowing him to breach the wall. However, they are unable to find their way out until Dogmatix arrives and leads them out in a cartoon-similar way (due to the cartoon eyes seen in the dark). As they prepare themselves for the journey back to Alexandria, Caesar is informed of the Gauls and their aid in building the palace. Refusing to lose the bet, Caesar leads an assault against the unfinished palace, planning to destroy it.
As the Romans charge, Asterix and Obelix fend them off for as long as they can before Panoramix decides to send Asterix to Alexandria to deliver the letter to Cleopatra. While Asterix runs and plows his way through a Roman garrison, he drops his vial of potion, and Criminalis drinks it. Meanwhile, Panoramix gives Numerobis some potion as well in order to help Obelix against the Romans, but he instead meets Criminalis who intends to kill him. As Asterix resumes the journey to Alexandria on a horse-carriage, Numerobis and Criminalis battle in a comic-brutal style, with Numerobis emerging victorius after kicking Criminalis into a wall, making him look like one of the painted figures on the wall.
At the same time, Asterix arrives at the palace of Cleopatra and she receives the letter, immediately traveling to the palace in order to stop Caesar from destroying the palace. As she arrives, Caesar tries to explain the situation, but Cleopatra cuts him off. As Numerobis is allowed to continue the work on the palace along the Gauls, they are able to finish it in the three months they had been given, and Caesar aknowledges the Egyptians as the mightiest of all people. While Numerobis and Papyris take the elevator down, Caesar and Cleopatra witness the view before they kiss.
In the epilogue, all the characters (exept Criminalis, who's still stuck in the wall) go to a bar, where they celebrate their work on the palace.
Cast[edit]

Character
Actor name

Asterix
Christian Clavier
Obelix
Gérard Depardieu
Numerobis / Edifis
Jamel Debbouze
Otis
Édouard Baer
Cleopatra
Monica Bellucci
Julius Caesar
Alain Chabat
Panoramix
Claude Rich
Amonbofis
Gérard Darmon
Idea
Isabelle Nanty
Chamandra
Noémie Lenoir
The taster
Dominique Besnehard
Narrator
Pierre Tchernia
Voice cast[edit]

Character
English cast

Asterix
David Cobourn
Obelix
Dominic Fumusa
Numerobis
Jamel Debbouze
Cleopatra
Diane Neal
Julius Caesar
T. Scott Cunningham
Panoramix
Phillip Proctor
Amonbofis
Tom Weiner
Idea
Isabelle Nanty
Narrator
Erik Bergmann
Soundtrack[edit]
##"Mission Cleopatra" - Snoop Dogg and Jamel Debbouze
##"Asterix and Cleopatra" - Philippe Chany
##"I Got You (I Feel Good)" - James Brown
##"Yakety Sax" - Boots Randolph
##"The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" - John Williams
##"Ti amo" - Umberto Tozzi
##"Chi mai"- Ennio Morricone
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "ASTÉRIX ET OBÉLIX: MISSION CLÉOPATRE (2002)". JP' Box-Office. Retrieved 2002-01-30.
External links[edit]
##Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database
##Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra at Box Office Mojo


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Asterix the Gaul ·
 Golden Sickle ·
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 Cleopatra ·
 The Big Fight ·
 In Britain ·
 The Normans ·
 Legionary ·
 Chieftain's Shield ·
 Olympic Games ·
 The Cauldron ·
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 The Roman Agent ·
 In Switzerland ·
 The Mansions of the Gods ·
 The Laurel Wreath ·
 The Soothsayer ·
 In Corsica ·
 Caesar's Gift ·
 The Great Crossing ·
 Obelix and Co. ·
 In Belgium
 


Uderzo only

The Great Divide ·
 The Black Gold ·
 Asterix and Son ·
 The Magic Carpet ·
 The Secret Weapon ·
 Asterix and Obelix All at Sea ·
 The Actress ·
 The Falling Sky
 


Others

Asterix Conquers Rome ·
 The Class Act ·
 Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book ·
 Astérix et ses Amis ·
 How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy
 


Ferri and Conrad

Asterix and the Picts ·
 Asterix and the Missing Scroll
 


Films



Animated

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Asterix and Cleopatra ·
 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ·
 Asterix Versus Caesar ·
 Asterix in Britain ·
 Asterix and the Big Fight ·
 Asterix Conquers America ·
 Asterix and the Vikings ·
 Asterix: The Land of the Gods
 


Live-action

Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar ·
 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games ·
 Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia
 


Video games
Asterix (1983) ·
 Asterix and the Magic Carpet ·
 Asterix (1991) ·
 Asterix (1992, arcade) ·
 Asterix (1993) ·
 Asterix and the Great Rescue ·
 Asterix and the Power of the Gods ·
 Asterix & Obelix ·
 Mega Madness ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games
 

Characters
Asterix ·
 Obelix ·
 Dogmatix
 

Related articles
Parc Astérix ·
 Asterix on postage stamps ·
 English translations of Asterix ·
 Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge
 

  


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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
 (Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre)
Mission cleopatre affiche.jpg
Directed by
Alain Chabat
Produced by
Claude Berri
Written by
Alain Chabat
Based on
Asterix and Cleopatra
 by René Goscinny
Albert Uderzo
Starring
Gérard Depardieu
Christian Clavier
Jamel Debbouze
Édouard Baer
Monica Bellucci
 Alain Chabat
Music by
Philippe Chany
Cinematography
Laurent Dailland
Distributed by
Miramax Films (USA)
Pathé (France/UK)

Release dates
 2002

Running time
 107 min.
Country
France, Italy
Language
French
Budget
$50.3 million
Box office
$110,989,615[1]
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (French: Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre) is a 2002 French film based on the comic book Astérix et Cléopâtre by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo and a sequel for the 1999 movie Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar. It was the most expensive French movie at that time. It is the second adaption of Asterix and Cleopatra, following the 1968 animated movie.
The film was directed by Alain Chabat, written by Chabat, and starred Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Jamel Debbouze, Édouard Baer, Monica Bellucci, and Chabat. It was co-produced by French companies Katharina / Renn Productions, TF1 Film Productions and German companies KC Medien and CP Medien AG. It sold 14,557,020 tickets in France.
Unlike other live action adaptions of Asterix books, up to now, this movie is the only Asterix live action movie where the plot adheres closely to the original comic book Astérix et Cléopatre without incorporating elements from other books.
He received positive reviews, holding a 86% of positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews.


Contents  [hide]
1 Translations
2 Plot
3 Cast
4 Voice cast
5 Soundtrack
6 References
7 External links

Translations[edit]
Miramax Films re-edited the film, cutting approximately 21 minutes and dubbing the movie into English using an American cast. The English script added many new jokes for the American audience, including more references to modern popular culture (Edifis continually calls Getafix a "droid", for example. This pun was already hinted at in the French version; the actor playing Edifis used his distinctive North-African accent to create a subtle confusion between "droid" and "druid"), and some changes in characterisation, most notably Obelix who appears far more intelligent than usual. The dubbed dialogue uses some of the original English names, but the rest are either reused from the American English translation of the original album, or newly invented names. This is most notable among minor characters; the pirate crew, for example, are referred to by the names of famous rock and roll musicians (including John, Paul, George and Ringo) just before a cry of "let's rock and roll!"
The English language subtitles for other markets are a straight translation of the French dialogue, with only the names changed to match the original English translation of the album. The version released on DVD in the Australia by Madman Entertainment contains two discs, one the original French version (with multiple language subtitles) and the other the Miramax edit.



Plot[edit]
Queen Cleopatra has had enough with Caesar's insults over Egypt and makes a deal with him: if the Egyptians manage to build a palace larger than Caesar's palace in Rome in three months, he would aknowledge that Egypt was the greatest people. To perform this task, Cleopatra hires the architect Numerobis to finish the palace; finishing the palace in time would earn him gold, failure would have him thrown to the crocodiles. Much to the dismay of Pyradonis, Cleoptara's architect, Numerobis is appointed architect of the work on the palace. Seeing that only creating the basics of the palace, he and his secretary Papyris discuss a wizard who makes a special potion, granting those who drink it unimaginable powers and abilities. With that in mind, Numerobis begins his journey far north.
Far up in north, in the little village of Gaul, two Roman legionnares ambush a Gaul an tells him to "Defend himself". The Gaul simply smiles and takes a sip from a little bottle he carries on his belt. As the Romans ask him what that was, the Gaul informs the new Romans that it was a magic potion, which gives him special powers. As another Gaul arrives with a dog, the Gaul punches the Roman, sending him flying away. The other Gaul tells the remaining Roman that he does not need a magic potion, because he fell into the cauldron when he was a little boy, meaning he would be a little bit stronger than the others, before simply giving him a little snap with his fingers, sending the other Roman flying.
At the same time, Numerobis finds the two Gauls and asks questions about the wizard. The Gauls are revealed to be Asterix and Obelix, and the dog is Dogmatix. As they show Numerobis their village, he encounters Getafix, the druid who is responsible for the magic potion. Refusing to sell some of the magic potion, Getafix instead says that he will accompany Numerobis back to Alexandria, as he has always wanted to see the Egyptian city. Asterix and Obelix (along with Dogmatix who Obelix smuggled with) journey to Alexandria as well, encountering the pirates along the way.
When they arrive, Numerobis introduces the Gauls to Papyris, some of the rules the Egyptian has and to Queen Cleopatra herself. While they greet her, one of the maids (Guimieukis) arrive and Asterix falls in love with her. As they observe the workers, Pyradonis is successful in starting a riot. In response, Panoramix makes his magic potion, effectively increasing the building speed on the palace. Angered about this, Pyradonis hires Torturis to lead and trap the Gauls in the pyramid. As the Gauls struggle to get out, Getafix decides to finally let Obelix have a taste of the magic potion, allowing him to breach the wall. However, they are unable to find their way out until Dogmatix arrives and leads them out in a cartoon-similar way (due to the cartoon eyes seen in the dark). As they prepare themselves for the journey back to Alexandria, Caesar is informed of the Gauls and their aid in building the palace. Refusing to lose the bet, Caesar leads an assault against the unfinished palace, planning to destroy it.
As the Romans charge, Asterix and Obelix fend them off for as long as they can before Panoramix decides to send Asterix to Alexandria to deliver the letter to Cleopatra. While Asterix runs and plows his way through a Roman garrison, he drops his vial of potion, and Criminalis drinks it. Meanwhile, Panoramix gives Numerobis some potion as well in order to help Obelix against the Romans, but he instead meets Criminalis who intends to kill him. As Asterix resumes the journey to Alexandria on a horse-carriage, Numerobis and Criminalis battle in a comic-brutal style, with Numerobis emerging victorius after kicking Criminalis into a wall, making him look like one of the painted figures on the wall.
At the same time, Asterix arrives at the palace of Cleopatra and she receives the letter, immediately traveling to the palace in order to stop Caesar from destroying the palace. As she arrives, Caesar tries to explain the situation, but Cleopatra cuts him off. As Numerobis is allowed to continue the work on the palace along the Gauls, they are able to finish it in the three months they had been given, and Caesar aknowledges the Egyptians as the mightiest of all people. While Numerobis and Papyris take the elevator down, Caesar and Cleopatra witness the view before they kiss.
In the epilogue, all the characters (exept Criminalis, who's still stuck in the wall) go to a bar, where they celebrate their work on the palace.
Cast[edit]

Character
Actor name

Asterix
Christian Clavier
Obelix
Gérard Depardieu
Numerobis / Edifis
Jamel Debbouze
Otis
Édouard Baer
Cleopatra
Monica Bellucci
Julius Caesar
Alain Chabat
Panoramix
Claude Rich
Amonbofis
Gérard Darmon
Idea
Isabelle Nanty
Chamandra
Noémie Lenoir
The taster
Dominique Besnehard
Narrator
Pierre Tchernia
Voice cast[edit]

Character
English cast

Asterix
David Cobourn
Obelix
Dominic Fumusa
Numerobis
Jamel Debbouze
Cleopatra
Diane Neal
Julius Caesar
T. Scott Cunningham
Panoramix
Phillip Proctor
Amonbofis
Tom Weiner
Idea
Isabelle Nanty
Narrator
Erik Bergmann
Soundtrack[edit]
##"Mission Cleopatra" - Snoop Dogg and Jamel Debbouze
##"Asterix and Cleopatra" - Philippe Chany
##"I Got You (I Feel Good)" - James Brown
##"Yakety Sax" - Boots Randolph
##"The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" - John Williams
##"Ti amo" - Umberto Tozzi
##"Chi mai"- Ennio Morricone
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "ASTÉRIX ET OBÉLIX: MISSION CLÉOPATRE (2002)". JP' Box-Office. Retrieved 2002-01-30.
External links[edit]
##Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra at the Internet Movie Database
##Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra at Box Office Mojo


[hide]
v ·
 t ·
 e
 
Asterix


Books



Goscinny and Uderzo

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Golden Sickle ·
 Goths ·
 Gladiator ·
 Banquet ·
 Cleopatra ·
 The Big Fight ·
 In Britain ·
 The Normans ·
 Legionary ·
 Chieftain's Shield ·
 Olympic Games ·
 The Cauldron ·
 In Spain ·
 The Roman Agent ·
 In Switzerland ·
 The Mansions of the Gods ·
 The Laurel Wreath ·
 The Soothsayer ·
 In Corsica ·
 Caesar's Gift ·
 The Great Crossing ·
 Obelix and Co. ·
 In Belgium
 


Uderzo only

The Great Divide ·
 The Black Gold ·
 Asterix and Son ·
 The Magic Carpet ·
 The Secret Weapon ·
 Asterix and Obelix All at Sea ·
 The Actress ·
 The Falling Sky
 


Others

Asterix Conquers Rome ·
 The Class Act ·
 Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book ·
 Astérix et ses Amis ·
 How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy
 


Ferri and Conrad

Asterix and the Picts ·
 Asterix and the Missing Scroll
 


Films



Animated

Asterix the Gaul ·
 Asterix and Cleopatra ·
 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ·
 Asterix Versus Caesar ·
 Asterix in Britain ·
 Asterix and the Big Fight ·
 Asterix Conquers America ·
 Asterix and the Vikings ·
 Asterix: The Land of the Gods
 


Live-action

Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar ·
 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games ·
 Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia
 


Video games
Asterix (1983) ·
 Asterix and the Magic Carpet ·
 Asterix (1991) ·
 Asterix (1992, arcade) ·
 Asterix (1993) ·
 Asterix and the Great Rescue ·
 Asterix and the Power of the Gods ·
 Asterix & Obelix ·
 Mega Madness ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum ·
 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix ·
 Asterix at the Olympic Games
 

Characters
Asterix ·
 Obelix ·
 Dogmatix
 

Related articles
Parc Astérix ·
 Asterix on postage stamps ·
 English translations of Asterix ·
 Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge
 

  


Categories: French-language films
Asterix films
2000s comedy films
2002 films
French films
Italian films
French adventure films
Italian adventure films
2000s adventure films
Ancient Alexandria in art and culture
Films set in ancient Egypt
Films set in Alexandria
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Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar

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Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar
Asterix obelix cesar.jpg
Theatrical poster

Directed by
Claude Zidi
Produced by
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Claude Berri
Written by
René Goscinny
Gérard Lauzier
Starring
Christian Clavier
Gérard Depardieu
Roberto Benigni
Laetitia Casta
Music by
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Roland Romanelli
Cinematography
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Edited by
Hervé de Luze
 Nicole Saunier
Distributed by
Pathé (UK/France)
Miramax films (USA)

Release dates

3 February 1999 (France)
14 April 2000 (United Kingdom)


Running time
 109 min
Country
France
 Italy
 Germany
Language
French
Budget
$48 million (274 mil. francs)
Box office
$73.2 million
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (French: Astérix & Obélix contre César, Asterix & Obelix vs. Caesar in some regions) is a 1999 feature film directed by Claude Zidi, the first of what went on to become a series of live-action films based on Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix comics. The film combines plots of several Astérix stories, mostly Asterix the Gaul (Getafix's abduction), Asterix and the Soothsayer, Asterix and the Goths (the Druid conference), Asterix the Legionary (Obelix becoming smitten with Panacea) and Asterix the Gladiator (the characters fighting in the circus) but jokes and references from many other albums abound, including a humorous exchange between Caesar and Brutus taken from Asterix and Cleopatra, and the villain Lucius Detritus is based on Tullius Detritus, the main antagonist of Asterix and the Roman Agent (known as Tortuous Convolvulus in the English translation of the comic).
At the time of its release, the film was the most expensive production in French cinema of all time, making it the most expensive production in France for the twentieth century. It was surpassed by the sequel, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, in 2002.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot 1.1 Differences from the books
2 Cast
3 Soundtrack
4 Accolades
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
Julius Caesar is celebrating his victory over all of Gaul, but Lucius Detritus has kept from him that one village has managed to resist them. Detritus travels to the garrison near the village where Crismus Bonus, the garrison's commanding Centurion, explains that the Gauls have a magic potion, which makes them invincible. Detritus decides to capture the potion for himself, and hearing that the clever Asterix and permanently invincible Obelix are the backbone of the Gaulish forces, attempts and fails to eliminate them.
A false soothsayer arrives at the village and predicts the arrival of Romans and treasure; despite Asterix's protests, the village believe him, wherefore when a Roman tax collector arrives, they drive off his forces and take the gold. The "soothsayer" later drugs and hypnotises Asterix to create a diversion while he recaptures the tax money; but news of the theft reaches Caesar, who comes to the garrison himself, demanding the legion attack. Upon witnessing the defeat of his army, he demands Detritus subdue the village or be fed to the lions.
Detritus disguises himself and some men as Druids and kidnaps Panoramix (Getafix) at a Druid conference. Asterix disguises Obelix as a legionary, and they enter the garrison to rescue the Druid, but are separated. Asterix joins Getafix in the dungeon, where the pair resist Detritus' demands to make the magic potion, until he tortures Idefix (Dogmatix). Detritus uses the potion to throw Caesar into a cell (locked in an iron mask), and takes command with an oblivious Obelix as his bodyguard. Obelix later helps Asterix, Getafix, Dogmatix, and Caesar escape.
Caesar co-operates with the Gauls to defeat Detritus, who mounts an attack on the villagers using his own magic potion. To defeat him, Panoramix brews a special version of the potion which creates dozens of duplicates of Asterix and Obelix. Caesar is returned to power, and grants the village its freedom.
Differences from the books[edit]
It is revealed early in the film that the magic potion used by the Gauls only lasts for ten minutes. Such a short time limit is not implied in the original books, wherein the potion's effects can last for several hours, such as disguised legionary Caligula Minus holding a rock up for several hours in Asterix the Gaul or crooked adviser Codfix retaining superhuman strength until well into the daytime after drinking a ladelful of potion at night in Asterix and the Great Divide.
In the book Asterix and the Roman Agent, a character named Detritus (in the original French version) was an agent of Caesar who was a master of manipulating people. In the movie Detritus appears to be more based on Crismus Bonus from Asterix the Gaul or Felonius Caucus from the book Asterix and the Big Fight.
Getafix's grandfather, who appears in the movie not mentioned in any of the books.
In the books, Obelix's affection for Panacea was mostly comedic. In the movie, the romance is played for dramatic effect and is taken much more seriously.
Dogmatix appears to be Asterix's dog in the movie, not Obelix's.
Cast[edit]
Christian Clavier (English: Olaf Wijnants): Astérix
Gérard Depardieu (English: Terry Jones): Obélix
Roberto Benigni (English: Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis): Lucius Detritus (Tortuous Convolvulus / Tullius Destructivus)
Michel Galabru (English: Douglas Blackwell) : Abraracourcix (named "Vitalstatistix" in English)
Claude Piéplu (English: John Baddeley): Panoramix (Getafix)
Daniel Prévost (English: Harry Barrowclough) : Prolix
Pierre Palmade : Assurancetourix (Cacofonix)
Laetitia Casta : Falbala (Panacea)
Arielle Dombasle : Mme Agecanonix (Mrs Geriatrix)
Sim : Agecanonix (Geriatrix)
Marianne Sägebrecht : Bonnemine (Impedimenta)
Gottfried John (English: Peter Marinker) : Jules César / Julius Caesar
Jean-Pierre Castaldi (English: Rodney Beddal) : Caius Bonus
Jean-Roger Milo : Cetautomatix (Fulliautomatix)
Jean-Jacques Devaux : Ordralfabetix (Unhygenix)
Soundtrack[edit]
Soundtrack by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Roland Romanelli
"Elle ne me voit pas" - 4:26
"Lei non vede me" - 4:26
"Asterix et Obelix contre César" - 2:20
"L'Embuscade" - 2:07
"L'Amour" - 3:52
"Le Cirque Encore" - 5:15
"La Serpe D'or" - 4:07
"Falbala" - 1:48
"Le Devin" - 2:43
"L'Amour Toujours" - 3:45
"Les Hallucinations D'Astérix" - 2:56
"La Potion Magique" - 3:14
"Bélenos" - 7:18
"Obélix" - 3:44
Accolades[edit]
Golden Screen (1999)
Bogey Award in Silver (1999)
Bavarian Film Award (2000)
References[edit]

External links[edit]
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar at the Internet Movie Database
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar at Box Office Mojo


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Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar
Asterix obelix cesar.jpg
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Directed by
Claude Zidi
Produced by
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Claude Berri
Written by
René Goscinny
Gérard Lauzier
Starring
Christian Clavier
Gérard Depardieu
Roberto Benigni
Laetitia Casta
Music by
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Roland Romanelli
Cinematography
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Edited by
Hervé de Luze
 Nicole Saunier
Distributed by
Pathé (UK/France)
Miramax films (USA)

Release dates

3 February 1999 (France)
14 April 2000 (United Kingdom)


Running time
 109 min
Country
France
 Italy
 Germany
Language
French
Budget
$48 million (274 mil. francs)
Box office
$73.2 million
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (French: Astérix & Obélix contre César, Asterix & Obelix vs. Caesar in some regions) is a 1999 feature film directed by Claude Zidi, the first of what went on to become a series of live-action films based on Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix comics. The film combines plots of several Astérix stories, mostly Asterix the Gaul (Getafix's abduction), Asterix and the Soothsayer, Asterix and the Goths (the Druid conference), Asterix the Legionary (Obelix becoming smitten with Panacea) and Asterix the Gladiator (the characters fighting in the circus) but jokes and references from many other albums abound, including a humorous exchange between Caesar and Brutus taken from Asterix and Cleopatra, and the villain Lucius Detritus is based on Tullius Detritus, the main antagonist of Asterix and the Roman Agent (known as Tortuous Convolvulus in the English translation of the comic).
At the time of its release, the film was the most expensive production in French cinema of all time, making it the most expensive production in France for the twentieth century. It was surpassed by the sequel, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, in 2002.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot 1.1 Differences from the books
2 Cast
3 Soundtrack
4 Accolades
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
Julius Caesar is celebrating his victory over all of Gaul, but Lucius Detritus has kept from him that one village has managed to resist them. Detritus travels to the garrison near the village where Crismus Bonus, the garrison's commanding Centurion, explains that the Gauls have a magic potion, which makes them invincible. Detritus decides to capture the potion for himself, and hearing that the clever Asterix and permanently invincible Obelix are the backbone of the Gaulish forces, attempts and fails to eliminate them.
A false soothsayer arrives at the village and predicts the arrival of Romans and treasure; despite Asterix's protests, the village believe him, wherefore when a Roman tax collector arrives, they drive off his forces and take the gold. The "soothsayer" later drugs and hypnotises Asterix to create a diversion while he recaptures the tax money; but news of the theft reaches Caesar, who comes to the garrison himself, demanding the legion attack. Upon witnessing the defeat of his army, he demands Detritus subdue the village or be fed to the lions.
Detritus disguises himself and some men as Druids and kidnaps Panoramix (Getafix) at a Druid conference. Asterix disguises Obelix as a legionary, and they enter the garrison to rescue the Druid, but are separated. Asterix joins Getafix in the dungeon, where the pair resist Detritus' demands to make the magic potion, until he tortures Idefix (Dogmatix). Detritus uses the potion to throw Caesar into a cell (locked in an iron mask), and takes command with an oblivious Obelix as his bodyguard. Obelix later helps Asterix, Getafix, Dogmatix, and Caesar escape.
Caesar co-operates with the Gauls to defeat Detritus, who mounts an attack on the villagers using his own magic potion. To defeat him, Panoramix brews a special version of the potion which creates dozens of duplicates of Asterix and Obelix. Caesar is returned to power, and grants the village its freedom.
Differences from the books[edit]
It is revealed early in the film that the magic potion used by the Gauls only lasts for ten minutes. Such a short time limit is not implied in the original books, wherein the potion's effects can last for several hours, such as disguised legionary Caligula Minus holding a rock up for several hours in Asterix the Gaul or crooked adviser Codfix retaining superhuman strength until well into the daytime after drinking a ladelful of potion at night in Asterix and the Great Divide.
In the book Asterix and the Roman Agent, a character named Detritus (in the original French version) was an agent of Caesar who was a master of manipulating people. In the movie Detritus appears to be more based on Crismus Bonus from Asterix the Gaul or Felonius Caucus from the book Asterix and the Big Fight.
Getafix's grandfather, who appears in the movie not mentioned in any of the books.
In the books, Obelix's affection for Panacea was mostly comedic. In the movie, the romance is played for dramatic effect and is taken much more seriously.
Dogmatix appears to be Asterix's dog in the movie, not Obelix's.
Cast[edit]
Christian Clavier (English: Olaf Wijnants): Astérix
Gérard Depardieu (English: Terry Jones): Obélix
Roberto Benigni (English: Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis): Lucius Detritus (Tortuous Convolvulus / Tullius Destructivus)
Michel Galabru (English: Douglas Blackwell) : Abraracourcix (named "Vitalstatistix" in English)
Claude Piéplu (English: John Baddeley): Panoramix (Getafix)
Daniel Prévost (English: Harry Barrowclough) : Prolix
Pierre Palmade : Assurancetourix (Cacofonix)
Laetitia Casta : Falbala (Panacea)
Arielle Dombasle : Mme Agecanonix (Mrs Geriatrix)
Sim : Agecanonix (Geriatrix)
Marianne Sägebrecht : Bonnemine (Impedimenta)
Gottfried John (English: Peter Marinker) : Jules César / Julius Caesar
Jean-Pierre Castaldi (English: Rodney Beddal) : Caius Bonus
Jean-Roger Milo : Cetautomatix (Fulliautomatix)
Jean-Jacques Devaux : Ordralfabetix (Unhygenix)
Soundtrack[edit]
Soundtrack by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Roland Romanelli
"Elle ne me voit pas" - 4:26
"Lei non vede me" - 4:26
"Asterix et Obelix contre César" - 2:20
"L'Embuscade" - 2:07
"L'Amour" - 3:52
"Le Cirque Encore" - 5:15
"La Serpe D'or" - 4:07
"Falbala" - 1:48
"Le Devin" - 2:43
"L'Amour Toujours" - 3:45
"Les Hallucinations D'Astérix" - 2:56
"La Potion Magique" - 3:14
"Bélenos" - 7:18
"Obélix" - 3:44
Accolades[edit]
Golden Screen (1999)
Bogey Award in Silver (1999)
Bavarian Film Award (2000)
References[edit]

External links[edit]
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar at the Internet Movie Database
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar at Box Office Mojo


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