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Cleopatra (1963)
« on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 11:41:03 »


Why didn't this movie do well ?

Just watched it now (in full), it's pretty decent,  felt no lesser, than ben-hur/ 10 commandments, big epics of the day.

+Elizabeth Taylor @ her most Thicc.

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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 13:18:42 »
My recollection was that it was very popular and catapulted Elizabeth Taylor to the stratosphere.

When I was a teenager "Cleopatra" was a euphemism for an extremely attractive woman.
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 15:07:02 »
Hrrrm.. maybe they meant' only financial flop.
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 18:41:51 »
Many things age in strange and unexpected ways. The top TV show that year was the Beverly Hillbillies and a couple of years later a show called Star Trek came on but was cancelled early due to poor ratings.

So, commercial popularity, critical acclaim, profit, and longevity are often very disjointed from each other.
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 19:56:57 »
I think it was pretty popular, at least in Poland, it was like hundreds of times on polish tv when I was a kid (80s-90s).
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 26 March 2021, 16:46:56 »
Quote from: phinix on Thu, 25 March 2021, 19:56:57
I think it was pretty popular, at least in Poland, it was like hundreds of times on polish tv when I was a kid (80s-90s).


was it broadcast in letterbox or 4:3 aspect ratio ?
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 26 March 2021, 17:19:34 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 26 March 2021, 16:46:56
Quote from: phinix on Thu, 25 March 2021, 19:56:57
I think it was pretty popular, at least in Poland, it was like hundreds of times on polish tv when I was a kid (80s-90s).


was it broadcast in letterbox or 4:3 aspect ratio ?

4:3, dude, it was 90s:)
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 26 March 2021, 17:51:50 »
Quote from: phinix on Fri, 26 March 2021, 17:19:34

4:3, dude, it was 90s:)

Took some 640x480 screenshots to remind ourselves how good we had it with PAL broadcast.    Of course we definitely didn't have this kind of color/ fidelity, but the image softness is endearing and nostalgic.



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