Cleopatra is a 1917 American silent historical drama film based on H. Rider Haggard’s 1889 novel Cleopatra, the 1890 play Cleopatre by Émile Moreau and Victorien Sardou, and the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. The film starred Theda Bara in the title role, Fritz Leiber Sr. as Julius Caesar, and Thurston Hall as Mark Antony.
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Cleopatra premiered at the Lyric Theatre on October 14, 1917. Around 5 million people were reported to have watched the Film within a year of its release.
The film is now considered partially lost, as only small parts of the film remain.
These vintage photos captured portraits of Theda Bara during the filming of Cleopatra in 1917.
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