Antony and Cleopatra
- Synopsis
- Feature film. A heavily abridged version of the play with emphasis on the scenes between Antony and Cleopatra. Much of the political plot and some of Enorbarbus’ lines are omitted. A narrator explains place and time transitions.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1951
- Duration
- 33 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor found (2006)
Credits
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- Peter M. Morris in his survey ‘Shakespeare on Film’, Films in Review 24: 3 1973):132-163 notes ‘the production in general lacks poetic feeling, the acting is stilted and the speeches are inaudible. The sound track is not even properly synchronised with the visual image’.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Antony and Cleopatra". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37780 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)