Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb
| Cléopâtre | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jeanne d'Alcy |
| Cinematography | Georges Méliès |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent film |
Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb (
Cleopatra. In it, a man chops the mummy of Cleopatra into pieces, and then "produces a woman from a smoking brazier."[1]
While today director Méliès is more known for his iconic film A Trip to the Moon, it was this film which caught the attention of producer Charles Urban, who released the film in the United States (under the title Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb; its British release was simply titled Cleopatra's Tomb) and subsequently distributed many of Méliès other films.[1] It's numbered 175–176 in the catalogue.
This is a
tomb robbery.[3][unreliable source?
]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0313337802.
- ^ "Lost 106-Year-Old Movie Discovered". MovieWeb. 22 September 2005. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Trivia for Cleopatra's Tomb (1899)". IMDb. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
External links
- Cleopatra's Tomb at IMDb
