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"Cleopatra" quotes

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Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, drama, history
Year: 1963
MetaScore: 60/100
ImdbRating: 7.0
BoxOffice: $57,777,778
Released: 31 Jul 1963
Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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CleopatraMark AntonyApollodorusMarc AntonyOctavianRufioAgrippaJulius CaesarPothinusCharmianGermanicusHigh PriestessNarratorSosigenesCiceroCanidiusCimberCleopatra's ServantLotosTheodotosCalpurniaEiras
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How DARE you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library - Cleopatra 00:24 How DARE you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my... If you choose to regard me as such - Cleopatra 00:34 If you choose to regard me as such You have such bony knees - Cleopatra 00:06 You have such bony knees You all look so impressive - Cleopatra 00:28 You all look so impressive Lord Antony is dead - Cleopatra 01:10 Lord Antony is dead She must make life grow where there was no life - Cleopatra 00:45 She must make life grow where there was no life They are no longer queens - Cleopatra 00:16 They are no longer queens She speaks seven languages proficiently - Cleopatra 00:25 She speaks seven languages proficiently To take my breath away - Cleopatra 00:11 To take my breath away I've always loved you - Cleopatra 00:12 I've always loved you Was this well done of your lady - Cleopatra 00:21 Was this well done of your lady And I find what you're wearing most becoming - Cleopatra 00:23 And I find what you're wearing most becoming Your tongue is old - Cleopatra 00:12 Your tongue is old Obtained not without certain shall we say sacrifice - Cleopatra 00:09 Obtained not without certain shall we say sacrifice Two hours until dawn - Cleopatra 00:13 Two hours until dawn Mental defectives - Cleopatra 00:12 Mental defectives What has angered you - Cleopatra 00:31 What has angered you It has Pothinus all over it - Cleopatra 00:14 It has Pothinus all over it Stay not too long in Alexandria - Cleopatra 00:17 Stay not too long in Alexandria I will not be told where I can go and where I cannot go - Cleopatra 00:10 I will not be told where I can go and where I cannot go A guard to escort Queen Cleopatra to her apartments - Cleopatra 00:28 A guard to escort Queen Cleopatra to her apartments I shall have to insist that you mind what you say - Cleopatra 00:43 I shall have to insist that you mind what you say Why are you not dead - Cleopatra 00:19 Why are you not dead There are never enough hours in the days of a queen - Cleopatra 00:16 There are never enough hours in the days of a queen Does it upset you - Cleopatra 00:46 Does it upset you You will die without ever having been alive - Cleopatra 00:12 You will die without ever having been alive Catullus doesn't approve of you - Cleopatra 00:14 Catullus doesn't approve of you One is so limited when one travels by ship - Cleopatra 00:09 One is so limited when one travels by ship We must find the gold to pay them - Cleopatra 00:35 We must find the gold to pay them Show me a city and I'll tell you how to take it - Cleopatra 00:25 Show me a city and I'll tell you how to take it Extremely well - Cleopatra 00:21 Extremely well You have not been dismissed - Cleopatra 00:16 You have not been dismissed When can you start - Cleopatra 00:25 When can you start We've gotten off to a bad start - Cleopatra 00:15 We've gotten off to a bad start Nothing bores me so much as an intellectual - Cleopatra 00:10 Nothing bores me so much as an intellectual It is for the good of Rome that Caesar has stayed so long in Egypt - Cleopatra 00:13 It is for the good of Rome that Caesar has stayed so long in... I find one can tell more about the quality of merchandise - Cleopatra 00:11 I find one can tell more about the quality of merchandise Isis herself would surrender her place in heaven to be as beautiful as you - Cleopatra 00:15 Isis herself would surrender her place in heaven to be as... Daughter of a drunkard who bribed his way to the throne - Cleopatra 00:20 Daughter of a drunkard who bribed his way to the throne I remember something odd - Cleopatra 00:19 I remember something odd Why are the eyes of a statue always without life - Cleopatra 00:14 Why are the eyes of a statue always without life The way to prevent war is to be ready for it - Cleopatra 00:09 The way to prevent war is to be ready for it I asked it of Caesar - Cleopatra 00:11 I asked it of Caesar And so it fell out that at Pharsalia - Cleopatra 01:08 And so it fell out that at Pharsalia All hail Cleopatra kindred of Horus and Ra - Cleopatra 00:13 All hail Cleopatra kindred of Horus and Ra I taste your food daughter of Isis - Cleopatra 00:12 I taste your food daughter of Isis I taste your drink daughter of Isis - Cleopatra 00:13 I taste your drink daughter of Isis Ln obtaining her objectives she has been known to use torture poison - Cleopatra 00:32 Ln obtaining her objectives she has been known to use... Trust Not for a minute - Cleopatra 00:14 Trust Not for a minute Have you broken out of your nursery to come irritate the adults - Cleopatra 00:05 Have you broken out of your nursery to come irritate the... May I speak You know that Achillas is trapped - Cleopatra 00:21 May I speak You know that Achillas is trapped This is opposition of a different sort - Cleopatra 00:18 This is opposition of a different sort You can do what you want with your time - Cleopatra 00:14 You can do what you want with your time Well there's no such thing as an unimportant war - Cleopatra 00:12 Well there's no such thing as an unimportant war One lifetime is not enough for such dreams such ambitions - Cleopatra 00:06 One lifetime is not enough for such dreams such ambitions Your destiny is no longer just yours - Cleopatra 00:14 Your destiny is no longer just yours Unhappily vicious gossip travels even faster than you - Cleopatra 00:13 Unhappily vicious gossip travels even faster than you There's not enough gold in Egypt to buy the honor of a Roman senator - Cleopatra 00:18 There's not enough gold in Egypt to buy the honor of a... My lords Octavian and Agrippa have all the strategic brilliance - Cleopatra 00:14 My lords Octavian and Agrippa have all the strategic... Words are wasted on such a man - Cleopatra 00:09 Words are wasted on such a man How strangely awake I feel - Cleopatra 00:10 How strangely awake I feel I taste your drink daughter of Isis - Cleopatra I taste your drink daughter of Isis That the eyes of a statue should be always without life - Cleopatra That the eyes of a statue should be always without life You have not been dismissed - Cleopatra You have not been dismissed You're all dismissed - Cleopatra You're all dismissed Was this well done of your lady - Cleopatra Was this well done of your lady A fabulous feast - Cleopatra 00:10 A fabulous feast A kiss - Cleopatra 00:08 A kiss A woman too must make the barren land fruitful - Cleopatra 00:45 A woman too must make the barren land fruitful All hail Cleopatra kindred of Horus and Ra - Cleopatra 00:13 All hail Cleopatra kindred of Horus and Ra Antony - Cleopatra 00:16 Antony As an almost all Greek thing I'm flattered - Cleopatra 00:06 As an almost all Greek thing I'm flattered But it is for the good of Rome that Caesar has stayed so long in Egypt - Cleopatra 00:13 But it is for the good of Rome that Caesar has stayed so... Catullus doesn't approve of you Why haven't you had him killed - Cleopatra 00:08 Catullus doesn't approve of you Why haven't you... Find Apollodorus Return his dagger to him - Cleopatra 00:09 Find Apollodorus Return his dagger to him Germanicus a guard to escort Queen Cleopatra to her apartments - Cleopatra 00:23 Germanicus a guard to escort Queen Cleopatra to her... Have you broken out of your nursery to come irritate the adults - Cleopatra 00:05 Have you broken out of your nursery to come irritate the... How dare you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library - Cleopatra 00:22 How dare you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my... I asked it of Julius Caesar - Cleopatra 00:08 I asked it of Julius Caesar I find one can tell more about the quality of merchandise - Cleopatra 00:09 I find one can tell more about the quality of merchandise I have always loved you - Cleopatra 00:08 I have always loved you I remember something odd - Cleopatra 00:16 I remember something odd I taste your food daughter of Isis - Cleopatra 00:08 I taste your food daughter of Isis I will not be told where I can go and where I cannot go - Cleopatra 00:06 I will not be told where I can go and where I cannot go Is that how one says it - Cleopatra 01:06 Is that how one says it Isis herself would surrender her place in heaven to be as beautiful as you - Cleopatra 00:14 Isis herself would surrender her place in heaven to be as... Ln obtaining her objectives she has been known to use torture poison - Cleopatra 00:30 Ln obtaining her objectives she has been known to use... Nothing bores me so much as an intellectual - Cleopatra 00:07 Nothing bores me so much as an intellectual Queen Strip them naked they're no longer queens - Cleopatra 00:12 Queen Strip them naked they're no longer queens
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Cast

Cleopatra - Elizabeth Taylor
Mark Antony - Richard Burton
Julius Caesar - Rex Harrison
High Priestess - Pamela Brown
Flavius - George Cole
All Cast