A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome

Cleopatra: Spectacle Gone Wild

Educational · Documentary

S1, E4: How did the 1963 film Cleopatra bring about the destruction of the golden age of epic films set in ancient Rome and destroy the old Hollywood studio system? How does this film treat the historical accounts of figures like Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Octavian? Why do its grand costumes and sets still deserve admiration?

Nov 19, 2020 · 32m

Information

Released
2020
Run Time
32 min
Rated
TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC), English (United States)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.