Una regina per Cesare
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Una regina per Cesare is a historical drama film set in Egypt in 48 BC. Unlike other films about Caesar
and Cleopatra, this film focuses entirely on the dynastic struggle within Egypt leading up to the arrival of Caesar, and in fact, we only see him in the closing scene of the film when he arrives at The Ptolemaic Palace in Alexandria
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This film was directed by Piero Pierotti and Victor Tourjansky
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Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
and Cleopatra, this film focuses entirely on the dynastic struggle within Egypt leading up to the arrival of Caesar, and in fact, we only see him in the closing scene of the film when he arrives at The Ptolemaic Palace in Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
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This film was directed by Piero Pierotti and Victor Tourjansky
Victor Tourjansky
Victor Tourjansky or Viktor Tourjansky Victor Tourjansky or Viktor Tourjansky Victor Tourjansky or Viktor Tourjansky (4 March 1891 (Kiev) - 13 August 1976 (Munich), born Viatcheslav Tourjansky , was an actor, screenwriter and film director of Russian cinema who emigrated after the Russian...
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Cast
- Pascale PetitPascale PetitPascale Petit is a poet. She grew up in France and Wales. She trained as a sculptor at the Royal College of Art and was a visual artist for the first part of her life...
as "Cleopatra" - George Ardisson as "AchillasAchillasAchillas was one of the guardians of the Egyptian king Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, and commander of the king's troops, when Pompey fled to Egypt in 48 BC...
" - Rik BattagliaRik BattagliaRik Battaglia is a retired Italian film actor. He was born at Corbola, near Rovigo, Veneto....
as "Lucius SeptimiusLucius SeptimiusLucius Septimius was an Ancient Roman soldier stationed in Egypt in the 1st century BC. He is remembered by history as one of the assassins of Pompey the Great....
" - Corrado Pani as "Ptolemy"
- Franco Volpi as "Apollodoros"
- Ennio BalboEnnio BalboEnnio Balbo was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1958 and 1988.He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Agent 077 From the Orient with Fury...
as "Theodotos" - Nerio BernardiNerio BernardiNerio Bernardi was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 192 films between 1918 and 1970.He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* The Avenger * Vanina Vanini...
as "Scaurus" - Aurora de Alba as "Rabis"
- Nando Angelini as "Sextus PompeiusSextus PompeiusSextus Pompeius Magnus Pius, in English Sextus Pompey , was a Roman general from the late Republic . He was the last focus of opposition to the Second Triumvirate...
" - Nino MarchettiNino MarchettiNino Marchetti was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 66 films between 1934 and 1973. He was married to the actress Celeste Almieri.-Selected filmography:* Latin Lovers...
as "Pompey's messenger" - Akim TamiroffAkim TamiroffAkim Mikhailovich Tamiroff was an Armenian actor. He won the first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.Tamiroff was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire , of Armenian ethnicity. He trained at the Moscow Art Theatre drama school. He arrived in the U.S. in 1923 on a tour with a troupe of actors...
as "Gnaeus PompeiusPompeyGnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey or Pompey the Great , was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic...
" - Gordon ScottGordon ScottGordon Scott was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films of the Tarzan film series from 1955 to 1960.-Early life, education and military service:He was born Gordon Merrill Werschkul in Portland,...
as "Julius CaesarJulius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
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See also
- List of historical drama films
- List of films set in ancient Rome
- Cleopatra VII
- Ptolemaic dynastyPtolemaic dynastyThe Ptolemaic dynasty, was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC...
- History of Ptolemaic Egypt
- 1st century BC1st century BCThe 1st century BC, also known as the last century BC or 1st century BCE, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero; however, astronomical year numbering does use a minus sign, so "2 BC" is equal to "year -1"...