Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Cleopatra (1917, J. Gordon Edwards)
| Title | Cleopatra |
|---|---|
| Year | 1917 |
| Release Locations | USA |
| Director | J. Gordon Edwards |
| Medium | Video |
| Length | 1 hrs, 50 mins |
| Play Connections | Antony and Cleopatra (derivative) |
Description
Simply because Theda Bara (b. Theodosia Goodman), a Hollywood legend, played Cleopatra, this lost film is worth recording here. Professor Ball establishes that the film was "concocted out of Plutarch, Sardou, Shakespeare, and a lot of Adrian Johnson, who wrote the script" (SOSF 253)
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Cleopatra | Theda Bara |
|---|---|
| Caesar | Fritz Leiber |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | J. Gordon Edwards |
|---|---|
| Adaptor/Translator | Adrian Johnson |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell