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Julius Caesar
Charlton Heston as Antony, 1950, B&W image by Chalmers Butterfield.jpg
Charlton Heston as Antony

Directed by
David Bradley
Produced by
David Bradley
Written by
David Bradley (Script)
William Shakespeare (Original Play)
Starring
Harold Tasker
Charlton Heston
David Bradley
Theodore Cloak
Mary Sefton Darr
Music by
Chuck Zornig
Cinematography
Louis McMahon
Distributed by
Brandon Films Inc.

Release dates
 March 1950

Running time
 106 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Julius Caesar is a 1950 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. The first film version of the play with sound, it was produced and directed by David Bradley using actors from the Chicago area. Charlton Heston, who had known Bradley since his youth, and who was establishing himself in television and theater in New York, played Mark Antony. He was the only paid cast member. Bradley himself played Brutus, and Harold Tasker had the title role. Bradley recruited drama students from his alma mater Northwestern University for bit parts and extras, one of whom was future star Jeffrey Hunter, who studied alongside Heston at Northwestern.
Production[edit]
The 16 mm film was shot in 1949 on locations in the Chicago area, including Soldier Field, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Elks National Veterans Memorial, and the Field Museum. The Indiana sand dunes on Lake Michigan were used for the Battle of Philippi. One indoor set was built in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. To save money, about eighty percent of the film was shot silently, with the dialogue dubbed in later by the actors.
Distribution[edit]



 Production shot from Julius Caesar
After its premiere in Evanston in 1950, the film had only limited showings in the United States, mainly in schools, until it played at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 1951, opened in New York City in late 1952, and tied for first place at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1953. On the basis of a private screening in Hollywood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired Bradley as a directing intern in 1950.
Two decades later, Heston reprised his role as Mark Antony in both Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
External links[edit]
Julius Caesar at the Internet Movie Database


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Characters


Julius Caesar ·
 Mark Antony ·
 Octavius ·
 Lepidus ·
 Flavius ·
 Marullus ·
 Cicero ·
 Calpurnia ·
 Portia ·
 Cinna ·
 Titinius ·
 Messala ·
 Young Cato ·
 Volumnius
 


Conspirators

Marcus Brutus ·
 Cassius ·
 Casca ·
 Decius Brutus ·
 Cinna ·
 Metellus Cimber ·
 Trebonius ·
 Caius Ligarius
 

Brutus and the Ghost of Caesar 1802.jpg


Sources
Parallel Lives


On screen
1950 ·
 1953 ·
 1970 ·
 1979 (TV) ·
 1994 (TV)
 

Adaptations
La morte di Cesare (1788) ·
 Die Ermordung Cäsars (1959) ·
 Dead Caesar (2007) ·
 The Karaoke King (2007) ·
 Roman Tragedies (2007)
 

Quotes
"The dogs of war" ·
 "Et tu, Brute?" ·
 "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" ·
 "Greek to me"
 

Related
Cultural depictions of Julius Caesar ·
 Assassination of Julius Caesar ·
 Caesar's Comet ·
 Ides of March ·
 Battle of Philippi ·
 Me and Orson Welles (2008) ·
 Caesar Must Die (2012)
 

  


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Julius Caesar (1950 film)

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Julius Caesar
Charlton Heston as Antony, 1950, B&W image by Chalmers Butterfield.jpg
Charlton Heston as Antony

Directed by
David Bradley
Produced by
David Bradley
Written by
David Bradley (Script)
William Shakespeare (Original Play)
Starring
Harold Tasker
Charlton Heston
David Bradley
Theodore Cloak
Mary Sefton Darr
Music by
Chuck Zornig
Cinematography
Louis McMahon
Distributed by
Brandon Films Inc.

Release dates
 March 1950

Running time
 106 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Julius Caesar is a 1950 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. The first film version of the play with sound, it was produced and directed by David Bradley using actors from the Chicago area. Charlton Heston, who had known Bradley since his youth, and who was establishing himself in television and theater in New York, played Mark Antony. He was the only paid cast member. Bradley himself played Brutus, and Harold Tasker had the title role. Bradley recruited drama students from his alma mater Northwestern University for bit parts and extras, one of whom was future star Jeffrey Hunter, who studied alongside Heston at Northwestern.
Production[edit]
The 16 mm film was shot in 1949 on locations in the Chicago area, including Soldier Field, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Elks National Veterans Memorial, and the Field Museum. The Indiana sand dunes on Lake Michigan were used for the Battle of Philippi. One indoor set was built in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. To save money, about eighty percent of the film was shot silently, with the dialogue dubbed in later by the actors.
Distribution[edit]



 Production shot from Julius Caesar
After its premiere in Evanston in 1950, the film had only limited showings in the United States, mainly in schools, until it played at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 1951, opened in New York City in late 1952, and tied for first place at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1953. On the basis of a private screening in Hollywood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired Bradley as a directing intern in 1950.
Two decades later, Heston reprised his role as Mark Antony in both Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
External links[edit]
Julius Caesar at the Internet Movie Database


[hide]
v ·
 t ·
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William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar


Characters


Julius Caesar ·
 Mark Antony ·
 Octavius ·
 Lepidus ·
 Flavius ·
 Marullus ·
 Cicero ·
 Calpurnia ·
 Portia ·
 Cinna ·
 Titinius ·
 Messala ·
 Young Cato ·
 Volumnius
 


Conspirators

Marcus Brutus ·
 Cassius ·
 Casca ·
 Decius Brutus ·
 Cinna ·
 Metellus Cimber ·
 Trebonius ·
 Caius Ligarius
 

Brutus and the Ghost of Caesar 1802.jpg


Sources
Parallel Lives


On screen
1950 ·
 1953 ·
 1970 ·
 1979 (TV) ·
 1994 (TV)
 

Adaptations
La morte di Cesare (1788) ·
 Die Ermordung Cäsars (1959) ·
 Dead Caesar (2007) ·
 The Karaoke King (2007) ·
 Roman Tragedies (2007)
 

Quotes
"The dogs of war" ·
 "Et tu, Brute?" ·
 "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" ·
 "Greek to me"
 

Related
Cultural depictions of Julius Caesar ·
 Assassination of Julius Caesar ·
 Caesar's Comet ·
 Ides of March ·
 Battle of Philippi ·
 Me and Orson Welles (2008) ·
 Caesar Must Die (2012)
 

  


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Julius Caesar (1970 film)

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Julius Caesar
209029~Julius-Caesar-Posters.jpg
film poster

Directed by
Stuart Burge
Produced by
Peter Snell
Written by
Robert Furnival
Based on
Julius Caesar
 by William Shakespeare
Starring
Charlton Heston
Jason Robards
John Gielgud
Richard Johnson
Robert Vaughn
Richard Chamberlain
Diana Rigg
Music by
Michael J. Lewis
Cinematography
Kenneth Higgins
Edited by
Eric Boyd-Perkins

Production
 company

Commonwealth United Entertainment

Distributed by
Commonwealth United Entertainment (UK)
American International Pictures (US)

Release dates

4 June 1970 (UK)


Running time
 116 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Julius Caesar is a 1970 British independent film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, directed by Stuart Burge from a screenplay by Robert Furnival. The film stars Charlton Heston (as Mark Antony), Jason Robards (as Brutus) and John Gielgud (as Julius Caesar). It is the first film version of the play made in color. Robert Vaughn, who plays Casca, and Richard Chamberlain, who plays Octavius, are the only Americans in the film other than Robards and Heston.


Contents  [hide]
1 Cast
2 Production
3 Reception
4 Miscellany
5 Notes
6 See also
7 External links

Cast[edit]
Charlton Heston as Mark Antony
Jason Robards as Brutus
John Gielgud as Julius Caesar
Richard Johnson as Cassius
Robert Vaughn as Casca
Richard Chamberlain as Octavius
Diana Rigg as Portia
Jill Bennett as Calpurnia
Christopher Lee as Artemidorus
Michael Gough as Metellus Cimber
André Morell as Cicero
Production[edit]
The film was shot at studios in the UK and on locations in Spain.
Reception[edit]
The reviews for this version upon its theatrical release were mostly negative, with Robards especially being criticized for his wooden performance as Brutus. The film failed at the box office.[1] Critic Roger Ebert gives it only one star.[2]
Upon its 2013 Blu-ray disc release, it met with a more positive review from the website DVD Talk, although Jason Robards' performance was still soundly panned.[3] Its previous DVD release, which was pan-and-scanned rather than letterboxed, had been harshly criticized, and several other DVD reviewers also disparaged the film.[4]
Miscellany[edit]
John Gielgud played Cassius in the 1953 film version of Julius Caesar, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Charlton Heston had played Mark Antony once before, in an earlier film version of Julius Caesar, made in Chicago in 1950.[5] He would do so yet again, in a 1972 film version of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, which Heston directed.
Richard Johnson played Mark Antony several times on stage between the 1960s and 1990s, in both Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Notes[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1& res=9A03EFDC1131E73BBC4C53DFB466838A669EDE
2.Jump up ^ http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19710317/REVIEWS/103170301/1023
3.Jump up ^ http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/59207/julius-caesar/
4.Jump up ^ http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1245caes.html
5.Jump up ^ Julius Caesar (1950) Internet Movie Database accessed April 10, 2007.
See also[edit]
List of historical drama films
List of films set in ancient Rome
External links[edit]
Julius Caesar at the Internet Movie Database
Julius Caesar at the TCM Movie Database
Julius Caesar at AllMovie
Julius Caesar at Rotten Tomatoes
Julius Caesar review in New York Times


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Julius Caesar (1970 film)

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Julius Caesar
209029~Julius-Caesar-Posters.jpg
film poster

Directed by
Stuart Burge
Produced by
Peter Snell
Written by
Robert Furnival
Based on
Julius Caesar
 by William Shakespeare
Starring
Charlton Heston
Jason Robards
John Gielgud
Richard Johnson
Robert Vaughn
Richard Chamberlain
Diana Rigg
Music by
Michael J. Lewis
Cinematography
Kenneth Higgins
Edited by
Eric Boyd-Perkins

Production
 company

Commonwealth United Entertainment

Distributed by
Commonwealth United Entertainment (UK)
American International Pictures (US)

Release dates

4 June 1970 (UK)


Running time
 116 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Julius Caesar is a 1970 British independent film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, directed by Stuart Burge from a screenplay by Robert Furnival. The film stars Charlton Heston (as Mark Antony), Jason Robards (as Brutus) and John Gielgud (as Julius Caesar). It is the first film version of the play made in color. Robert Vaughn, who plays Casca, and Richard Chamberlain, who plays Octavius, are the only Americans in the film other than Robards and Heston.


Contents  [hide]
1 Cast
2 Production
3 Reception
4 Miscellany
5 Notes
6 See also
7 External links

Cast[edit]
Charlton Heston as Mark Antony
Jason Robards as Brutus
John Gielgud as Julius Caesar
Richard Johnson as Cassius
Robert Vaughn as Casca
Richard Chamberlain as Octavius
Diana Rigg as Portia
Jill Bennett as Calpurnia
Christopher Lee as Artemidorus
Michael Gough as Metellus Cimber
André Morell as Cicero
Production[edit]
The film was shot at studios in the UK and on locations in Spain.
Reception[edit]
The reviews for this version upon its theatrical release were mostly negative, with Robards especially being criticized for his wooden performance as Brutus. The film failed at the box office.[1] Critic Roger Ebert gives it only one star.[2]
Upon its 2013 Blu-ray disc release, it met with a more positive review from the website DVD Talk, although Jason Robards' performance was still soundly panned.[3] Its previous DVD release, which was pan-and-scanned rather than letterboxed, had been harshly criticized, and several other DVD reviewers also disparaged the film.[4]
Miscellany[edit]
John Gielgud played Cassius in the 1953 film version of Julius Caesar, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Charlton Heston had played Mark Antony once before, in an earlier film version of Julius Caesar, made in Chicago in 1950.[5] He would do so yet again, in a 1972 film version of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, which Heston directed.
Richard Johnson played Mark Antony several times on stage between the 1960s and 1990s, in both Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Notes[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1& res=9A03EFDC1131E73BBC4C53DFB466838A669EDE
2.Jump up ^ http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19710317/REVIEWS/103170301/1023
3.Jump up ^ http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/59207/julius-caesar/
4.Jump up ^ http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1245caes.html
5.Jump up ^ Julius Caesar (1950) Internet Movie Database accessed April 10, 2007.
See also[edit]
List of historical drama films
List of films set in ancient Rome
External links[edit]
Julius Caesar at the Internet Movie Database
Julius Caesar at the TCM Movie Database
Julius Caesar at AllMovie
Julius Caesar at Rotten Tomatoes
Julius Caesar review in New York Times


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Carry On Cleo

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Carry On Cleo
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Directed by
Gerald Thomas
Produced by
Peter Rogers
Written by
Talbot Rothwell
Starring
Sid James
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Connor
Charles Hawtrey
Jim Dale
Joan Sims
Amanda Barrie
Narrated by
E. V. H. Emmett
Music by
Eric Rogers
Cinematography
Alan Hume
Edited by
Archie Ludski
Distributed by
Anglo-Amalgamated

Release dates

November 1964


Running time
 92 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
£165,802[1]
Carry On Cleo is a British film comedy which was released in 1964.[2] It is the tenth in the series of Carry On films to be made, and the website ICONS.a portrait of England describes Carry On Cleo as "perhaps the best" of the series.[3] Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale are present and Connor made his last appearance until his return in Carry On Up the Jungle six years later. Joan Sims returned to the series for the first time since Carry On Regardless three years earlier. Sims would now appear in every Carry On up to Carry On Emmannuelle in 1978, making her the most prolific actress in the series. The title role is played by Amanda Barrie in her second and last Carry On. Along with Carry On Sergeant and Carry On Screaming!, its original posters were reproduced by the Royal Mail on stamps to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Carry on series in June 2008.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Background notes
3 Cast
4 Crew
5 Filming and locations
6 Reception
7 References
8 Bibliography
9 External links

Plot[edit]
The film opens during Caesar's invasions of Britain, with Mark Antony (Sid James) struggling to lead his armies through miserable weather. At a nearby village, cavemen Horsa (Jim Dale) and Hengist Pod (Kenneth Connor) attempt to alert Boadicea of the invasion, but are captured by the Romans.
Once in Rome, Horsa is sold by the slave-trading firm Marcus et Spencius, and Hengist is destined to be thrown to the lions when none agree to buy him. Horsa and Hengist escape and take refuge in the Temple of Vesta. Whilst hiding there, Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) arrives to consult the Vestal Virgins, but an attempt is made on his life by his bodyguard, Bilius (David Davenport). In the melee, Horsa kills Bilius and escapes, leaving Hengist to take the credit for saving Caesar's life and to be made Caesar's new bodyguard.
When a power struggle emerges in Egypt, Mark Antony is sent to force Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie) to abdicate in favour of Ptolemy. However, Mark Antony becomes besotted with her, and instead kills Ptolemy off-screen to win her favour. Cleopatra convinces Mark Antony to kill Caesar and become ruler of Rome himself so that they may rule a powerful Roman-Egyptian alliance together. After seducing one another, Mark Antony agrees, and plots to kill Caesar.
Caesar and Hengist travel to Egypt on a galley, along with Agrippa (Francis de Wolff), whom Mark Antony has convinced to kill Caesar. However, Horsa has been re-captured and is now a slave on Caesar's galley. After killing the galley-master (Peter Gilmore), Horsa and the galley slaves kill Agrippa and his fellow assassins and swim to Egypt. Hengist, who had been sent out to fight Agrippa and was unaware of Horsa's presence on board, again takes the credit.
Once at Cleopatra's palace, an Egyptian soothsayer (Jon Pertwee) warns Caesar of the plot to kill him, but Mark Anthony convinces Caesar from fleeing. Instead, Caesar convinces Hengist to change places with him, since Cleopatra and Caesar have never met. On meeting, Cleopatra lures Hengist, who accidentally exposes both Cleopatra and Mark Anthony as would-be assassins. He and Caesar then ally with Horsa, and after defeating Cleopatra's bodyguard Sosages (Tom Clegg) in combat, Hengist and the party flee Egypt. Caesar is returned to Rome, only to be assassinated on the Ides of March. Horsa and Hengist return to Britain, and Mark Antony is left in Egypt to live "one long Saturday night" with Cleopatra.
Background notes[edit]
The costumes and sets used in the film were originally intended for Cleopatra (1963) before that production moved to Rome and rebuilt new sets there.[4] Carry On Cleo was filmed between 13 July and 28 August 1964.[citation needed]
The original poster and publicity artwork by Tom Chantrell were withdrawn from circulation after Fox successfully brought a copyright infringement case against distributor Anglo Amalgamated, which found the design was based on a painting by Howard Terpning for which Fox owned the copyright and was used to promote the Cleopatra film.[5][6][7]
Cast[edit]
Sid James as Mark Antony
Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar
Charles Hawtrey as Seneca
Kenneth Connor as Hengist Pod
Joan Sims as Calpurnia
Jim Dale as Horsa
Amanda Barrie as Cleopatra
Victor Maddern as Sergeant Major
Julie Stevens as Gloria
Sheila Hancock as Senna Pod
Jon Pertwee as Soothsayer
Brian Oulton as Brutus
Michael Ward as Archimedes
Francis de Wolff as Agrippa
Tom Clegg as Sosages
Tanya Binning as Virginia
David Davenport as Bilius
Peter Gilmore as Galley master
Ian Wilson as Messenger
Norman Mitchell as Heckler
 Brian Rawlinson as Hessian driver
Gertan Klauber as Marcus
Warren Mitchell as Spencius
Peter Jesson as Companion
Michael Nightingale as Caveman
Judi Johnson as Gloria's bridesmaid
Thelma Taylor as Seneca's servant
Sally Douglas as Antony's dusky maiden
Wanda Ventham as Pretty bidder
Peggy Ann Clifford as Willa Claudia
Mark Hardy as Guard at Caesar's palace
E. V. H. Emmett as Narrator
Christine Rodgers as Hand maiden
Gloria Best as Hand maiden
Virginia Tyler as Hand maiden
Gloria Johnson as Vestal Virgin
Joanna Ford as Vestal Virgin
Donna White as Vestal Virgin
Jane Lumb as Vestal Virgin
Vicki Smith as Vestal Virgin

Crew[edit]
Screenplay – Talbot Rothwell
Music – Eric Rogers
Associate producer – Frank Bevis
Art director – Bert Davey
Director of photography – Alan Hume
Editor – Archie Ludski
Camera operator – Godfrey Godar
Assistant director – Peter Bolton
Unit manager – Donald Toms
Continuity – Olga Brook
Make-up – Geoffrey Rodway
Sound editor – Christopher Lancaster
Sound recordists – Bill Daniels and Gordon K McCallum
Hairdressing – Ann Fordyce
Costume designer – Julie Harris
Producer – Peter Rogers
Director – Gerald Thomas
Filming and locations[edit]
Filming dates: 13 July – 28 August 1964
Interiors:
Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire
Chobham Common, Surrey
Reception[edit]
The film was one of the 12 most popular movies at the British box office in 1965.[8]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Robert Ross, ITV-DVD Edition
2.Jump up ^ "Carry On Cleo". BFI.
3.Jump up ^ "Carry On Films". Icon Nominations. United Kingdom: ICONS Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2009. "the 30 Carry On films of producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas are among the most fondly remembered comedies in British cinema ... Perhaps the best was Carry On Cleo (1964)"
4.Jump up ^ "BFI Screenonline: Carry On Cleo (1964)".
5.Jump up ^ Webber, Richard (2008). Fifty Years of Carry On.
6.Jump up ^ Cleopatra Scores Over Cleo in Court The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973) [Washington, D.C] 22 Jan 1965: A16.
7.Jump up ^ Ban on posters for 'Cleopatra' satire The Guardian (1959-2003) [London (UK)] 22 Jan 1965: 5.
8.Jump up ^ "Most Popular Film Star", Times, London, England, 31 Dec 1965, page 13. The Times Digital Archive, retrieved 11 July 2012.
Bibliography[edit]
Davidson, Andy (2012). Carry On Confidential. London: Miwk. ISBN 978-1-908630-01-8.
Sheridan, Simon (2011). Keeping the British End Up – Four Decades of Saucy Cinema. London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-0-85768-279-6.
Webber, Richard (2009). 50 Years of Carry On. London: Arrow. ISBN 978-0-09-949007-4.
Hudis, Norman (2008). No Laughing Matter. London: Apex. ISBN 978-1-906358-15-0.
Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (third edition) (2007) (Reynolds & Hearn Books)
Ross, Robert (2002). The Carry On Companion. London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-8771-8.
Bright, Morris; Ross, Robert (2000). Mr Carry On – The Life & Work of Peter Rogers. London: BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-563-55183-6.
Rigelsford, Adrian (1996). Carry On Laughing – a celebration. London: Virgin. ISBN 1-85227-554-5.
Hibbin, Sally & Nina (1988). What a Carry On. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-55819-4.
Eastaugh, Kenneth (1978). The Carry On Book. London: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7403-0.
External links[edit]
Carry On Cleo at the Internet Movie Database
Carry On Films at The Whippit Inn
Carry on Cleo at BFI Screenonline


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Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo DVD.png
DVD cover

Directed by
Gerald Thomas
Produced by
Peter Rogers
Written by
Talbot Rothwell
Starring
Sid James
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Connor
Charles Hawtrey
Jim Dale
Joan Sims
Amanda Barrie
Narrated by
E. V. H. Emmett
Music by
Eric Rogers
Cinematography
Alan Hume
Edited by
Archie Ludski
Distributed by
Anglo-Amalgamated

Release dates

November 1964


Running time
 92 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
£165,802[1]
Carry On Cleo is a British film comedy which was released in 1964.[2] It is the tenth in the series of Carry On films to be made, and the website ICONS.a portrait of England describes Carry On Cleo as "perhaps the best" of the series.[3] Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale are present and Connor made his last appearance until his return in Carry On Up the Jungle six years later. Joan Sims returned to the series for the first time since Carry On Regardless three years earlier. Sims would now appear in every Carry On up to Carry On Emmannuelle in 1978, making her the most prolific actress in the series. The title role is played by Amanda Barrie in her second and last Carry On. Along with Carry On Sergeant and Carry On Screaming!, its original posters were reproduced by the Royal Mail on stamps to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Carry on series in June 2008.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Background notes
3 Cast
4 Crew
5 Filming and locations
6 Reception
7 References
8 Bibliography
9 External links

Plot[edit]
The film opens during Caesar's invasions of Britain, with Mark Antony (Sid James) struggling to lead his armies through miserable weather. At a nearby village, cavemen Horsa (Jim Dale) and Hengist Pod (Kenneth Connor) attempt to alert Boadicea of the invasion, but are captured by the Romans.
Once in Rome, Horsa is sold by the slave-trading firm Marcus et Spencius, and Hengist is destined to be thrown to the lions when none agree to buy him. Horsa and Hengist escape and take refuge in the Temple of Vesta. Whilst hiding there, Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) arrives to consult the Vestal Virgins, but an attempt is made on his life by his bodyguard, Bilius (David Davenport). In the melee, Horsa kills Bilius and escapes, leaving Hengist to take the credit for saving Caesar's life and to be made Caesar's new bodyguard.
When a power struggle emerges in Egypt, Mark Antony is sent to force Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie) to abdicate in favour of Ptolemy. However, Mark Antony becomes besotted with her, and instead kills Ptolemy off-screen to win her favour. Cleopatra convinces Mark Antony to kill Caesar and become ruler of Rome himself so that they may rule a powerful Roman-Egyptian alliance together. After seducing one another, Mark Antony agrees, and plots to kill Caesar.
Caesar and Hengist travel to Egypt on a galley, along with Agrippa (Francis de Wolff), whom Mark Antony has convinced to kill Caesar. However, Horsa has been re-captured and is now a slave on Caesar's galley. After killing the galley-master (Peter Gilmore), Horsa and the galley slaves kill Agrippa and his fellow assassins and swim to Egypt. Hengist, who had been sent out to fight Agrippa and was unaware of Horsa's presence on board, again takes the credit.
Once at Cleopatra's palace, an Egyptian soothsayer (Jon Pertwee) warns Caesar of the plot to kill him, but Mark Anthony convinces Caesar from fleeing. Instead, Caesar convinces Hengist to change places with him, since Cleopatra and Caesar have never met. On meeting, Cleopatra lures Hengist, who accidentally exposes both Cleopatra and Mark Anthony as would-be assassins. He and Caesar then ally with Horsa, and after defeating Cleopatra's bodyguard Sosages (Tom Clegg) in combat, Hengist and the party flee Egypt. Caesar is returned to Rome, only to be assassinated on the Ides of March. Horsa and Hengist return to Britain, and Mark Antony is left in Egypt to live "one long Saturday night" with Cleopatra.
Background notes[edit]
The costumes and sets used in the film were originally intended for Cleopatra (1963) before that production moved to Rome and rebuilt new sets there.[4] Carry On Cleo was filmed between 13 July and 28 August 1964.[citation needed]
The original poster and publicity artwork by Tom Chantrell were withdrawn from circulation after Fox successfully brought a copyright infringement case against distributor Anglo Amalgamated, which found the design was based on a painting by Howard Terpning for which Fox owned the copyright and was used to promote the Cleopatra film.[5][6][7]
Cast[edit]
Sid James as Mark Antony
Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar
Charles Hawtrey as Seneca
Kenneth Connor as Hengist Pod
Joan Sims as Calpurnia
Jim Dale as Horsa
Amanda Barrie as Cleopatra
Victor Maddern as Sergeant Major
Julie Stevens as Gloria
Sheila Hancock as Senna Pod
Jon Pertwee as Soothsayer
Brian Oulton as Brutus
Michael Ward as Archimedes
Francis de Wolff as Agrippa
Tom Clegg as Sosages
Tanya Binning as Virginia
David Davenport as Bilius
Peter Gilmore as Galley master
Ian Wilson as Messenger
Norman Mitchell as Heckler
 Brian Rawlinson as Hessian driver
Gertan Klauber as Marcus
Warren Mitchell as Spencius
Peter Jesson as Companion
Michael Nightingale as Caveman
Judi Johnson as Gloria's bridesmaid
Thelma Taylor as Seneca's servant
Sally Douglas as Antony's dusky maiden
Wanda Ventham as Pretty bidder
Peggy Ann Clifford as Willa Claudia
Mark Hardy as Guard at Caesar's palace
E. V. H. Emmett as Narrator
Christine Rodgers as Hand maiden
Gloria Best as Hand maiden
Virginia Tyler as Hand maiden
Gloria Johnson as Vestal Virgin
Joanna Ford as Vestal Virgin
Donna White as Vestal Virgin
Jane Lumb as Vestal Virgin
Vicki Smith as Vestal Virgin

Crew[edit]
Screenplay – Talbot Rothwell
Music – Eric Rogers
Associate producer – Frank Bevis
Art director – Bert Davey
Director of photography – Alan Hume
Editor – Archie Ludski
Camera operator – Godfrey Godar
Assistant director – Peter Bolton
Unit manager – Donald Toms
Continuity – Olga Brook
Make-up – Geoffrey Rodway
Sound editor – Christopher Lancaster
Sound recordists – Bill Daniels and Gordon K McCallum
Hairdressing – Ann Fordyce
Costume designer – Julie Harris
Producer – Peter Rogers
Director – Gerald Thomas
Filming and locations[edit]
Filming dates: 13 July – 28 August 1964
Interiors:
Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire
Chobham Common, Surrey
Reception[edit]
The film was one of the 12 most popular movies at the British box office in 1965.[8]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Robert Ross, ITV-DVD Edition
2.Jump up ^ "Carry On Cleo". BFI.
3.Jump up ^ "Carry On Films". Icon Nominations. United Kingdom: ICONS Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2009. "the 30 Carry On films of producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas are among the most fondly remembered comedies in British cinema ... Perhaps the best was Carry On Cleo (1964)"
4.Jump up ^ "BFI Screenonline: Carry On Cleo (1964)".
5.Jump up ^ Webber, Richard (2008). Fifty Years of Carry On.
6.Jump up ^ Cleopatra Scores Over Cleo in Court The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973) [Washington, D.C] 22 Jan 1965: A16.
7.Jump up ^ Ban on posters for 'Cleopatra' satire The Guardian (1959-2003) [London (UK)] 22 Jan 1965: 5.
8.Jump up ^ "Most Popular Film Star", Times, London, England, 31 Dec 1965, page 13. The Times Digital Archive, retrieved 11 July 2012.
Bibliography[edit]
Davidson, Andy (2012). Carry On Confidential. London: Miwk. ISBN 978-1-908630-01-8.
Sheridan, Simon (2011). Keeping the British End Up – Four Decades of Saucy Cinema. London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-0-85768-279-6.
Webber, Richard (2009). 50 Years of Carry On. London: Arrow. ISBN 978-0-09-949007-4.
Hudis, Norman (2008). No Laughing Matter. London: Apex. ISBN 978-1-906358-15-0.
Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (third edition) (2007) (Reynolds & Hearn Books)
Ross, Robert (2002). The Carry On Companion. London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-8771-8.
Bright, Morris; Ross, Robert (2000). Mr Carry On – The Life & Work of Peter Rogers. London: BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-563-55183-6.
Rigelsford, Adrian (1996). Carry On Laughing – a celebration. London: Virgin. ISBN 1-85227-554-5.
Hibbin, Sally & Nina (1988). What a Carry On. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-55819-4.
Eastaugh, Kenneth (1978). The Carry On Book. London: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7403-0.
External links[edit]
Carry On Cleo at the Internet Movie Database
Carry On Films at The Whippit Inn
Carry on Cleo at BFI Screenonline


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1960s comedy films
1960s historical films
British films
British historical films
Carry On films
Films directed by Gerald Thomas
Films set in Alexandria
Films set in ancient Egypt
Films set in ancient Rome
Films set in prehistoric Britain
Films set in the 1st century BC
Depictions of Cleopatra VII on film
Depictions of Julius Caesar on film
Depictions of Mark Antony on film
Parody films
Pinewood Studios films
Films produced by Peter Rogers
Screenplays by Talbot Rothwell










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