Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Antony and Cleopatra
Production Date
1980
Photograph Caption
The love affair that shook the world: Antony and Cleopatra plunged the ancient world into war, and provided William Shakespeare with the basis for his great tragedy of passion and empire...An opulent new production of the play, directed by Jonathan Miller
Dialogue
Eternity was in our lips and eyes,
Bliss in our brows' bent, none our parts so poor
But was a race of Heaven. (I.iii.34-37).
Play Title
Antony and Cleopatra
Series
The Shakespeare Plays
Venue
Television
Place of Production
Great Britain
Genre
Roman
Character
Marc Antony: Colin Blakely
Cleopatra: Jane Lapotaire
Other Credits
Jonathan Miller - Producer
Jonathan Miller - Director
Colin Lowrey - Designer
Alun Hughes - Costume Designer
BBC-TV - Producer
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
8 x 10 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
