''Antony and Cleopatra '' is a 1974 videotaped television production of
William Shakespeare
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's 1606
play of the same name, produced by
ATV (which was distributed internationally by
ITC) starring
Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:
Academics
* Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic
* Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering
* Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...
as
Mark Antony
Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autoc ...
,
Janet Suzman
Dame Janet Suzman, (born 9 February 1939) is a South African-born British actress who enjoyed a successful early career in the Royal Shakespeare Company, later replaying many Shakespearean roles, among others, on TV. In her first film, ''Nicho ...
as
Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...
, and
Patrick Stewart
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as Enobarbus. It was directed by Jon Scoffield and is an adaptation of
Trevor Nunn
Sir Trevor Robert Nunn (born 14 January 1940) is a British theatre director. He has been the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. He has directed dramas f ...
's
Royal Shakespeare Company
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(RSC) production of the play. It features then-little-known
Ben Kingsley
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and
Tim Pigott-Smith
Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series '' The Jewel in the Crown'', for which he wo ...
in small roles.
As of 2014, this production was the last made-for-TV Shakespeare adaptation to have its American network premiere on U.S.
commercial television
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.
Olivier
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's ''King Lear
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It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...
'' was shown in the U.S. in 1984 in syndication
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rather than on a single network.
Cast
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Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:
Academics
* Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic
* Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering
* Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...
...
Mark Antony
Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autoc ...
*
Janet Suzman
Dame Janet Suzman, (born 9 February 1939) is a South African-born British actress who enjoyed a successful early career in the Royal Shakespeare Company, later replaying many Shakespearean roles, among others, on TV. In her first film, ''Nicho ...
...
Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...
*
Corin Redgrave
Corin William Redgrave (16 July 19396 April 2010) was an English actor and left-wing socialist activist.
Early life
Redgrave was born on 16 July 1939 in Marylebone, London, the only son and middle child of actors Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kem ...
...
Octavius (Augustus Caesar)
*
Patrick Stewart
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...
Enobarbus
*
Rosemary McHale
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...
Charmian
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Philip Locke
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...
Agrippa Agrippa may refer to:
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* Agri ...
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Mary Rutherford ...
Octavia
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Raymond Westwell
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Lepidus
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Mavis Taylor Blake ... Iras
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Darien Angadi
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Darien Angadi was the son of painter and novelist Patricia Angadi (née Patricia Clare Fell-Clarke), (who introduced George Harrison of th ...
... Alexas
*
Sidney Livingstone
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Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, Livingstone was an apprentice chef, a sal ...
... Mardian
*
Geoffrey Hutchings
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Early life and career
Hutchings was born in Dorchester, Dorset, England. After attending Hardye's School, he studied French and Physical Educati ...
... A Fig Seller
*
Loftus Burton ... Diomedes
*
Lennard Pearce
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... Cleopatra's Schoolteacher
*
Joseph Charles
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Charles graduated with a B.A. from Rutgers University in Chemistry, and was awarded a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law–Newark.
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... Cleopatra's Messenger
*
Tony Osoba
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... Cleopatra's Servant
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Douglas Anderson ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
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Michael Egan ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
*
Paul Gaymon ... Cleopatra's Eunuch
*
Wendy Bailey ... Servant
*
Madelaine Bellamy ... Servant
*
Edwina Ford ... Servant
*
Amanda Knott ... Servant
*Joe Rock ... Servant
*
Gito Santana ... Servant
*
Nicholas McArdle
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... King
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Derek Wright ... King
*
Frederick Radley ... King
*
Norman Caro ... King
*Richard Young ... King
*
Constantine Gregory
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Life and career
He was born of a Dutch father and Russian–born m ...
...
Ventidius
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(as Constantin De Goguel)
*
W. Morgan Sheppard ... Scarus (as Morgan Sheppard)
*
Joseph Marcell
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Born in S ...
... Eros (as Joe Marcell)
*
Jonathan Holt
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... Dercetas
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Chris Jenkinson
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... Silius (as Christopher Jenkinson)
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John Bott ... A Soothsayer
*
Robert Oates
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... 1st Watchman
*
Arthur Whybrow
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1923 births
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... 2nd Watchman
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Michael Radcliffe ... 3rd Watchman
*
Geoffrey Greenhill Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to:
People
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* Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...
... Soldier
*
William Thomas ... Soldier (as William Huw-Thomas)
*
David Janes
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Janes made his debut for Buckingha ...
... Soldier
*
Jeremy Pearce ... Soldier
*
Mark Sheridan ... Soldier
*
Derek Godfrey
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Born in London, he perfor ...
...
Maecenas
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas ( – 8 BC) was a friend and political advisor to Octavian (who later reigned as emperor Augustus). He was also an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil. During the rei ...
*
Ben Kingsley
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... Thidias
*
Martin Milman ...
Dolabella
*
Tim Pigott-Smith
Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series '' The Jewel in the Crown'', for which he wo ...
... Proculeius
*
Keith Taylor ... A Messenger
*
Thomas Chesleigh ... Gallus
*
Desmond Stokes ... Taurus
*
Alan Foss ... A Senator
*
John Bardon
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... Demetrius
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Peter Godfrey ... A Sentry
*
Malcolm Kaye ... A Guard
Deviations from the play
The major character of
Sextus Pompey
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, who figures significantly in the plot in Act II, was excised from this production.
References
External links
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{{Antony and Cleopatra
1974 television plays
Films based on Antony and Cleopatra
ITV television dramas
Television shows based on plays
Filmed stage productions
Ancient Egypt in fiction
Television shows shot at ATV Elstree Studios