The season is devoted to the 1963 epic Cleopatra-a movie that consumed years of his great-uncle Joseph L. Mankiewicz's life and left […] ...

TCM's Ben Mankiewicz sets the record straight on the infamous 1963 film Cleopatra, addressing misconceptions about its quality, impact, and more!

This won't be the first biographical movie about Cleopatra, as Elizabeth Taylor portrayed the historical figure in the 1963 movie Cleopatra that won four Oscars.

This won't be the first biographical movie about Cleopatra, as Elizabeth Taylor portrayed the historical figure in the 1963 movie Cleopatra that won four Oscars.

Hollywood has tackled Cleopatra’s life several times in the past, most famously in the 1963 sword-and-sandals epic starring Elizabeth Taylor as the queen with Richard Burton as Mark Antony.

Since Cleopatra is a well-known historical figure, this is of course not the first time someone has made a movie about her. Famously, Elizabeth Taylor played Cleopatra in a 1963 film.