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Cleopatra is a 1999 miniseries adaptation of Margaret George's 1997 historical fiction novel The Memoirs of Cleopatra. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment, it stars Leonor Varela as the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, Timothy Dalton as Julius Caesar, Billy Zane as Mark Antony, Rupert Graves as Octavius, Sean Pertwee as Brutus and Bruce Payne as Cassius. Cleopatra was shown first on the ABC television network in two parts on two consecutive evenings in May 1999 and then released on videotape and DVD.
Original Release
05/23/1999 on ABC
US Release
05/23/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Billy Zane | Marc Antony |
Timothy Dalton | Julius Caesar |
Rupert Graves | Octavian |
Leonor Varela | Cleopatra |
John Bowe | Rufio |
Art Malik | Olympos |
Nadim Sawalha | Mardian |
Owen Teale | Grattius |
Philip Quast | Cornelius |
Daragh O'Malley | Ahenobarbus |
# | Title | Air Date |
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2 | Part 2 | Monday, 24 May 1999 |
Directors
Writers
Margaret George, Stephen Harrigan, Anton Diether
Cast
Name | Character |
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Billy Zane | Marc Antony |
Timothy Dalton | Julius Caesar |
Rupert Graves | Octavian |
Leonor Varela | Cleopatra |
John Bowe | Rufio |
Art Malik | Olympos |
Nadim Sawalha | Mardian |
Owen Teale | Grattius |
Philip Quast | Cornelius |
Daragh O'Malley | Ahenobarbus |
Sean Pertwee | Marcus Brutus |
David Schofield | Casca |
Kassandra Voyagis | Arsinoe |
Indra Ové | Charmian |
Josephine Amankwah | Iris |
Caroline Langrishe | Calpurnia |
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh | Octavia |
Ralph Brown | Guevarius |
James Cosmo | Agrippa |
Denis Quilley | Negotiator Senator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Halmi Sr. | Executive Producer |
Robert A. Halmi | Executive Producer |
Steve Harding | Producer |
Steven North | Producer |
Dyson Lovell | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |