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Director
  
Charles L. Gaskill

Country
  
United States

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Cleopatra (1912 film) movie poster

Release date
  
November 13, 1912 (1912-11-13)

Based on
  
Cleopatre by Victorien Sardou

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Cleopatra is a 1912 American silent historical drama starring Helen Gardner in the title role and directed by Charles L. Gaskill. It is the first film to be produced by Gardner's production company, The Helen Gardner Picture Players. The film was based on a play written by Victorien Sardou.

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Cleopatra is one of the first six-reel feature films produced in the United States. Promoted with the tagline "The most beautiful motion picture ever made", the film was the first to offer a feature-length depiction of Cleopatra, although there had already been a short film about Antony and Cleopatra earlier.

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Synopsis

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In a series of elaborately staged tableaux, it depicts Cleopatra and her love affairs, first with handsome fisherman-slave Pharon, then with Mark Antony.

Cast

  • Helen Gardner as Cleopatra - Queen of Egypt
  • Mr. Howard as Pharon - A Greek slave and fisherman
  • Charles Sindelar as Mark Antony - Triumvir and General
  • James R. Waite as Venditius - A Roman soldier
  • Mr. Osborne as Diomedes - A rich Egyptian
  • Harry Knowles as Kephren - Captain of the Guards to the Queen
  • Mr. Paul as Octavius - A Triumvir and General
  • Mr. Brady as Serapian - An Egyptian priest
  • Mr. Corker as Ixias - Servant to Ventidius
  • Pearl Sindelar as Iras - An attendant
  • Miss Fielding as Charmian - An attendant
  • Miss Robson as Octavia - Wife of Antony
  • Helene Costello as Nicola - Child

    • Releases

    Upon its release, Cleopatra played in opera houses and theatres. The film was also featured in a theatrical roadshow accompanied by a publicist, manager and a lecturer/projectionist.

    In 1918, Gardner filmed additional scenes and re-issued the film to compete with the 1917 adaptation released by Fox and starring Theda Bara.

    Reception

    Like many American films of the time, Cleopatra was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For the 1918 release, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the two intertitles "If I let you live and love me ten days, will you then destroy yourself?" and "Suppose Anthony were told that she had just left the embraces of the slave Pharon".

    The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

  • 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – Nominated

    • Status

    The 1912 version of Cleopatra still exists in its entirety. Turner Classic Movies had the print restored and commissioned a new musical score for the film. The restored version aired on TCM in August 2000.

    References

    Cleopatra (1912 film) Wikipedia
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    Cleopatra (1912 film) IMDb Cleopatra (1912 film) themoviedb.org