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Caesar and Cleopatra   1945         N/R, 135 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy Director: Gabriel Pascal   Cast: Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, Anthony Harvey, Francis L. Sullivan, Flora Robson, Cecil Parker, Stanley Holloway, Leo Genn, Jean Simmons, Basil Sydney, Raymond Lovell, Anthony Eustrel, Ernest Thesiger, Michael Rennie   Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play, this is the story of Julius Caesar (Claude Rains) and the help he gives Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) to attain her goal of ruling Egypt. They meet under the Sphinx in Egypt, and Caesar teaches Cleopatra about politics and how to behave like a queen. But, despite Caesar's attentions, Cleopatra yearns for Marc Antony who is far away in Rome. Cast Claude Rains Julius Caesar Vivien Leigh Cleopatra Stewart Granger Apollodonus Anthony Harvey Ptolemy Francis L. Sullivan Pothinus Flora Robson Ftatateeta Cecil Parker Britannus Stanley Holloway Belzanor Leo Genn Bel Affris Jean Simmons Harpist Basil Sydney Rufio Raymond Lovell Lucius Septimus Anthony Eustrel Achillas Ernest Thesiger Theodotus Michael Rennie Quayside Centurion