SWORDS AND SAND(ALS)

CLEOPATRA (1963)

The classic telling of Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (Elizabeth Taylor, "Ivanhoe", "Quo Vadis"), who forges an alliance with Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison, "My Fair Lady") in order to protect her Egyptian empire. But when Caesar is murdered, she turns to Roman general Marcus Antonius (Richard Burton, "Anne of the Thousand Days", "Alexander the Great") for protection. ♥

Ladies, hold your breaths for THREE STARS:

* Young Richard Burton (b. 1925)

* Cleo and Marcus

* Burton & Taylor

Yearning for more meat & story?

Try Antony and Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough (The Thorn Birds)