

A Queen for Caesar
1962-12-22 · 90 min · ★ 5.4
Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.
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- Directors
- Piero Pierotti, Viktor Tourjansky
- Production companies
- C.F.P.C., Filmes Cinematografica
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Pascale PetitCleopatra
Gordon ScottJulius Caesar
George ArdissonAchillas
Rik BattagliaLucius
Corrado PaniPtolemy
Franco VolpiApollodorus
Ennio BalboTheodotus
Nerio BernardiScaurus
Aurora de AlbaRabis
Nando AngeliniSextus Pompeius
Barbara Loy
Piero PalerminiAfranio
Akim TamiroffPompey
Giovanni CianfrigliaCommerciante #1 (uncredited)
Benito StefanelliCommerciante #2 (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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