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But for this ambition to hold up, over the film's great footage, he needed a visual style which would be more than merely illustrative, dialogue really worth speaking, and actors altogether more persuasive.

George then announces he has received a telegram with bad news—their son has been killed in a car accident.

He married his other two wives, Sarah A.

Reception [ ] Critical response [ ] of called it "one of the great epic films of our day", crediting Mankiewicz for "his fabrication of characters of colorfulness and depth, who stand forth as thinking, throbbing people against a background of splendid spectacle, that gives vitality to this picture and is the key to its success.

Many years ago, during a basement remodel, the project came in on time and on budget.

Thompson, Howard June 9, 1963.

By July 1959, Balchin's script was sent over to Taylor, to which she felt the first act was forced and Cleopatra lacked sufficient characterization.

, who was also appearing in Camelot, was cast as Octavian.

Most of the film's exteriors were shot on location at ,.

Taylor's cold soon progressed into a lingering fever, and for the next few weeks, she was treated by several doctors, including , Queen 's physician.