A Queen for Caesar
Seen it?1962 | 90 min | Adventure, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved Ben-Hur or Spartacus, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Piero Pierotti, Viktor Tourjansky
- Pascale PetitCleopatra
- Gordon ScottJulius Caesar
- George ArdissonAchillas
- Rik BattagliaLucius
- Corrado PaniPtolemy
- Franco VolpiApollodorus
- Ennio BalboTheodotus
- Nerio BernardiScaurus
- Aurora de AlbaRabis
- Nando AngeliniSextus Pompeius