I've struggled with this film for a long time, seen it over 20 times, many of those times was me trying to edit it down to a shorter running time, but I have finally accepted it as it is and realized that the movie is magnificent. I even like Mankiewicz' direction, it works to showcase the insane level of beauty and glamour. It truly is a masterpiece.
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I would say yes. I do think you should give it another try if you’ve only seen bits and pieces of it.
I can’t count how many times I’ve watched Cleopatra from start to finish and, like reading a book that’s tough to get through, it’s very rewarding in the end. Pay attention in the first half to how Witty and funny Rex Harrison as Cesar is. Then in the 2nd half Burton truly has some memorable performances expressing his not being able to live without Cleopatra and his bad decisions.
I just love all the characters, the sets and really everything.
Lol! Are you two guys speaking in code?
shareJohn has a long mustache.... the crayon is grand..... the eagle has landed....
shareWunden mein Herz mit einer eintönigen Trägheit.
shareTime for the resistance to blow the rail road lines. :)
shareYeah it looks like it's gonna be a long day.
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Speaking of movies I can watch repeatedly ad infinitum, The Longest Day is one of those.
Burton is in Cleopatra and The Longest Day. I haven’t seen The Longest Day in years but I always remember Burtons memorable but small scene.
shareHe's in two scenes. One where he's drinking a beer in the Officer's club, and he complains that the invasion still hasn't started. The other is where he's lying in a French field with a bullet wound to the leg. A passing soldier asks him where he's hit, and he says, in that patented Burton snarl, "Ack ack! Split open from the crotch to the knee".
It's also the scene where he points to the dead German he shot, who had put his boots on the wrong feet before engaging in the battle.
where you been?
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