Cast & Crew

Directed by

Gabriel Pascal

Writing Credits

George Bernard Shaw
(scenario) (as Bernard Shaw)
George Bernard Shaw
(dialogue) (as Bernard Shaw)
George Bernard Shaw
(play) (uncredited)
George Bernard Shaw
(screenplay) (uncredited)

Cast

Claude Rains
Caesar
Vivien Leigh
Cleopatra
Stewart Granger
Apollodorus
Flora Robson
Ftatateeta
Francis L. Sullivan
Pothinus
Basil Sydney
Rufio
Cecil Parker
Britannus
Raymond Lovell
Lucius Septimius
Anthony Eustrel
Achillas
Ernest Thesiger
Theodotus
Anthony Harvey
Ptolemy
Robert Adams
Nubian Slave
Olga Edwardes
Cleopatra's Lady Attendant
Harda Swanhilde
Cleopatra's Lady Attendant
Michael Rennie
1st. Centurion
James McKechnie
2nd. Centurion
Esme Percy
Major Domo
Stanley Holloway
Belzanor
Leo Genn
Bel Affris
Alan Wheatley
Persian
Anthony Holles
Boatman
Charles Victor
1st. Porter
Ronald Shiner
2nd. Porter
John Bryning
Sentinel
John Laurie
1st. Auxiliary Sentinel
Charles Rolfe
2nd. Auxiliary Sentinel
Felix Aylmer
1st. Nobleman
Ivor Barnard
2nd. Nobleman
Valentine Dyall
1st. Guardsman
Charles Deane
2nd. Guardsman
B.Q. Alakija
Ethiopian Dancer
Chick Alexander
Major Domo's Attendant
Hylton Allen
Councillor
Renée Asherson
Iras
Marie Ault
Egyptian Lady
Peter Bayliss
Aide to Mithridates
André Belhomme
Boatman
Agnes Bernelle
Lady in Waiting
June Black
Lady in Waiting
Mary Boyle
Lady in Waiting
Dorothy Bramhall
Lady
Bernard Bright
Ethiopian Dancer
Olwen Brookes
Slave Girl
Ena Burrill
Egyptian Lady
Michael Cacoyannis
Councillor
Alice Calvert
Lady in Waiting
Cecil Calvert
Councillor
Bob Cameron
Bucinator
Jill Carpenter
Lady in Waiting
Gerald Case
Roman Tax Officer
O.B. Clarence
Egyptian
Paul Croft
Councillor
Jackie Daniels
Lady
Ronald Davidson
Roman Officer
Anna Davis
Lady in Waiting
Daphne Day
Lady in Waiting
Bernard de Gautier
Assistant Palace Official
Nantando de Villiers
Fan Girl
Gordon Edwards
Bit
Roy Ellett
Councillor
Lilla Erulkar
Lady in Waiting
Margaret Fernald
Lady
Ingrid Forrest
Dancer
Harold Franklyn
Boatman
Toni Gable
Lady
Gordon Gantry
Roman Officer
Renee Gilbert
Slave Girl
Babette Griffin
Lady
Kathleen Harrison
Egyptian Woman
Margaret Harvey
Lady
Michael Martin Harvey
Councillor
Billy Holland
Roman Officer
Jean Hulley
Lady in Waiting
Hamilton Humphreys
Auxiliary Roman Sentinel
Moya Iles
Slave Girl
Basil Jayson
Mithridates
Virginia Keiley
Lady in Waiting
Frederick Kelsey
Senator
Gerhard Kempinski
Angry Boatman
Kay Kendall
Slave Girl
Don Kenito
Singing Boatman
Rita Lancaster
Lady
Harry Lane
Councillor
Hilda Lawrence
Slave Girl
Alan Lewis
Councillor
Peter Lilley
Roman Officer
Leonard Llewellyn
Palace Official
Peter Lord
Special Roman Centurian
George Luck
Councillor
Julie MacDermot
Bit
Mary Macklin
Lady
H.F. Maltby
Councillor
Zena Marshall
Lady-in-Waiting
Gibb McLaughlin
High Priest
Barry Meaton
Councillor
Mary Midwinter
Lady in Waiting
Roma Milne
Fan Girl
Charles Minor
Boatman
Anne Moore
Slave Girl
Roger Moore
Roman Soldier
Cathleen Nesbitt
Egyptian Lady
Shaun Noble
Aide to Achillas
Louise Nolan
Lady
Charles Paton
Councillor
Ingrid Puxon
Lady in Waiting
Harry Quashie
Bit
Jean Richards
Lady in Waiting
Princess Roshanara
Lady
Roy Russell
Councillor
Anne Sassoon
Slave Girl
Jean Simmons
Harpist
Eve Smith
Fan Girl
Don Stannard
Roman Officer
Russell Thorndike
Harpist's Master
Guy Verney
Bit
Ludwig von Wohl
Palace Official
Abdul Wahab
Cleopatra's Attendant
C. Jervis Walter
Councillor
Wilfred Walter
Councillor
Mackenzie Ward
Councillor
Jeanee Williams
Lady in Waiting

Produced by

Gabriel Pascal
producer
J. Arthur Rank
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

Georges Auric

Cinematography by

Jack Cardiff
(photography)
Jack Hildyard
(photography)
Robert Krasker
(photography)
Freddie Young
(as F.A. Young) (photography)

Editing by

Frederick Wilson
Louis R. Loeffler
(uncredited)
Joan Warwick
(uncredited)

Casting By

Pat MacDonnell
(uncredited)
Adele Raymond
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

John Bryan
Hein Heckroth

Costume Design by

Oliver Messel
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Barbara Barnard
hair stylist (uncredited)
George Blackler
makeup artist (uncredited)
Harry Davo
makeup artist (uncredited)
Stuart Freeborn
makeup artist (uncredited)
Ernest Gasser
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Stella Morris
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Doris Porter
hair stylist (uncredited)
Howard Richman
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Tom White
general manager of production
Raymond Anzarut
production manager (uncredited)
Mickey Delamar
production manager (uncredited)
Robert C. Foord
production manager (uncredited)
John 'Pinky' Green
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bluey Hill
first assistant director (uncredited)
Brian Desmond Hurst
first assistant director (uncredited)
Pat Kelly
third assistant director (uncredited)
Laurie Knight
third assistant director (uncredited)
Pat MacDonnell
second assistant director (uncredited)
John Oldknow
third assistant director (uncredited)
Philip Shipway
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Oliver Messel
decor
Harry Moore
scenic artist
Beatrice Dawson
jewellery (uncredited)
John Elphick
location art director: Egypt (uncredited)
William Hutchinson
assistant art director (uncredited)
Oliver Messel
jewellery (uncredited)
Peter Pewas
poster artist : Germany (uncredited)
Don Picton
draughtsman (uncredited)
Elven Webb
draughtsman (uncredited)
Herbert Westbrook
draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Dennis
sound recordist
Desmond Dew
dubbing
Eric Clennell
boom operator (uncredited)
Peter Davies
production and post-production optical sound camera (uncredited)
Walter R. Day
sound maintenance engineer (uncredited)
Desmond Dew
sound recordist (uncredited)
Stanley Lambourne
boom operator (uncredited)
George Paternoster
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Ken Rawkins
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Kitty Spreckley
dubbing editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Bill Warrington
special effects (uncredited)
Douglas Woolsey
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

W. Percy Day
matt shots (as Percy Day)
George Blackwell
models (uncredited)
Henry Harris
models (uncredited)
Bill Warrington
models (uncredited)
Douglas Woolsey
models (uncredited)

Stunts

Steve Donohue
stunts (uncredited)
Peter Perkins
stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell
stunts (uncredited)
Connie Tilton
stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Edward Scaife
operator (as Ted Scaife)
Dennis Bartlett
clapper loader (uncredited)
Frank Kingston
focus puller (uncredited)
Wilfrid Newton
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Matilda Etches
costumes: Vivien Leigh
Eleanor Abbey
assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Dorothy Edwards
wardrobe (uncredited)
Margaret Furse
wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Joan Bridge
assistant chief of colour control department
Natalie Kalmus
chief of color control department
George Minassian
color technician: Technicolor (uncredited)

Music Department

Muir Mathieson
conductor: the National Symphony Orchestra

Script and Continuity Department

Marjorie Deans
script editor
Yvonne Axworthy
continuity (uncredited)
Marjorie Deans
script supervisor (uncredited)
Maggie Unsworth
continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Gabriel Pascal
presenter
Joy Raymond
press
David O. Selznick
Vivien Leigh by arrangement with
Bernard Slydel
public relations
Renée Glynne
production secretary (uncredited)
Adrian D. Worker
production accountant (uncredited)
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