Antony and Cleopatra (1908 film)
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Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton Charles Kent |
Written by | William Shakespeare |
Produced by | J. Stuart Blackton |
Starring | Maurice Costello Florence Lawrence |
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Running time | 1 reel (approximately 10 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Maurice Costello and Florence Lawrence in ‘Antony and Cleopatra (1908)
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1908 film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Charles Kent and starring Maurice Costello and Florence Lawrence in the title roles, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to dramatize the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
Cast[]
- Maurice Costello as Marc Antony
- Florence Lawrence: Cleopatra
- William V. Ranous: Octavius Caesar
- : Cleopatra
- : Octavius Caesar
- : Mark Antony
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Categories:
- 1908 films
- English-language films
- Films based on Antony and Cleopatra
- American black-and-white films
- American films
- American silent short films
- Vitagraph Studios short films
- Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton
- 1908 drama films
- 1908 short films
- American drama films
- Depictions of Augustus on film
- 1900s short drama film stubs