A special thanks to my friend Ieda, in Sao Paulo, Brasil, for sending me the above images ! These are the paperback cover designs, published in 1960, of the work by Georg Ebers (1837 - 1898). ( Ebers's work, Egypt : Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque,was published in 1878, and translated into English from the original German. )
Scenes from the 1963 blockbuster
Gabriel Pascal started filming Caesar and Cleopatra on June 12th ,1944, and by the beginning of February, 1945, Vivien Leigh's part in the picture was finished, and all the essential interior scenes were complete. Scenes in the picture which were actually taken in Egypt include long shots around the Sphinx, the Roman legions marching through the desert, shots of Alexandria harbour and the Pharos lighthouse, and Caesar's homeward bound gallery setting sail across the Mediterranean. There is also a very beautiful shot, leading into the battle scenes, of Roman troops marching alongside a rose tinted lake, suggesting the reflection of a sky at sunrise. This is the salt lake of Edku, some 85 miles from Alexandria, and its water is actually tinged with pink, due to a mysterious combination of certain chemicals with the salt deposits.
CECIL B.DeMILLE'S 1934 EPIC FILM CLEOPATRA
J.GORDON EDWARDS 1917 EPIC FILM CLEOPATRA
Starring Theda Bara in the title role.
Mintons Tile Cleo.Testing Poisons, A Cabanel, 1887 Mintons Tile
Royal Doulton Character Jug 'Anthony and Cleopatra'
Cleopatra playing the lyre - coloured print , early 1900s
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