Corrected entry: When Cleopatra makes her first appearance in Rome, in the long procession, she is immediately preceded by a dancer who, as she spins around, has a very visible tan line from a bikini top strap going across her back.
Cleopatra (1963)
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Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown
Factual error: The Forum shown in the film is smaller than in real life. Also, Cleopatra is shown passing through the Arch of Constantine, a monument that was built centuries after her death.
Agrippa: Well versed in the natural sciences and mathematics. She speaks seven languages proficiently. Were she not a woman one would consider her to be an intellectual.
Trivia: The film was to have run six hours with two intermissions, but it was cut down to four with one.
Question: During Rex Harrison's entire performance as Julius Caesar his arms and legs are covered by garments underneath his military garb and robes, even while in Egypt. The other Romans as would be expected have bare legs and arms. Was Harrison suffering from some skin condition or was he too shy or embarrassed of his limbs to show them in the film?
Answer: The people of higher rank would usually have more or better armor so in his case that would probably be extra armor for his legs and arms.
Correction: Believe it or not, Roman athletes and dancers wore bikini tops. Roman murals and paintings depict them as being quite modern in appearance.