Bringing Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" was a long-standing dream project for Charlton Heston, who directs as well as stars. Hampered by a nonexistent budget, Heston and his fellow troupers serve up a production that would do justice to a good touring company. The film soars whenever the actors soliloquize in close-up, but falls down badly whenever an ensemble scene is required. Though Hildegarde Neil is merely an adequate Cleopatra, Eric Porter is brilliant as Enobarbus, rendering the fabled "barge she sat on" speech with eloquent panache. All in all, Antony and Cleopatra deserved a better distribution than it received (except for an occasional TV presentation, the film was never released in the US). 1972

Part 1
1 Overture 9:25
2 Main Titles 3:41
3 Undying Love 3:37
4 Give Me To Drink Mandragora 1:58
5 Pompey 1:50
6 Egyptian Bacchanal 3:58
7 Cleopatra Deserted 2:37
8 Rome And Octavia 1:50
9 The Barge She Sat In 4:21
10 Battle Of Actium 6:33

Part 2
11 Antony's Army Deserts 1:50
12 Whither Hast Thou Led Me Egypt? 2:26
13 Death Of Enobarbus 2:06
14 One Last Night Of Love 2:40
15 He Goes Forth Gallantly 3:51
16 Sometimes We See A Cloud That's Dragonish 2:43
17 Death Of Antony 4:00
18 Pretty Worms Of Nilus - Death Of Cleopatra 1:50
19 Epilogue: Eternal Rest 2: