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Cleopatra is a 1917 American silent historical drama film based on H. Rider Haggard's 1889 novel Cleopatra and the plays Cleopatre by Émile Moreau and Victorien Sardou and Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. The film starred Theda Bara in the title role, Fritz Leiber, Sr. as Julius Caesar, and Thurston Hall as Mark Antony. The film is now considered lost, with only fragments surviving.
Original Release
10/14/1917
US Release
10/14/1917
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Theda Bara | Cleopatra |
| Fritz Leiber | Caesar |
| Thurston Hall | Antony |
| Alan Roscoe | Pharon (as Albert Roscoe) / Pharon |
| Herschel Mayall | Ventidius |
| Dorothy Drake | Charmian |
| Delle Duncan | Iras |
| Henri De Vries | Octavius Caesar |
| Art Acord | Kephren |
| Hector V. Sarno | Messenger |
Directors
Writers
H. Rider Haggard, Adrian Johnson, Émile Moreau, Victorien Sardou
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Theda Bara | Cleopatra |
| Fritz Leiber | Caesar |
| Thurston Hall | Antony |
| Alan Roscoe | Pharon (as Albert Roscoe) / Pharon |
| Herschel Mayall | Ventidius |
| Dorothy Drake | Charmian |
| Delle Duncan | Iras |
| Henri De Vries | Octavius Caesar |
| Art Acord | Kephren |
| Hector V. Sarno | Messenger |
| Genevieve Blinn | Octavia |
| Edith Emmons | Dancer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Fox | Producer |
