Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer

Mar 23, 2009

★ 6.7

Overview

Cleopatra - the most famous woman in history. We know her as a great queen, a beautiful lover and a political schemer. For 2,000 years almost all evidence of her has disappeared - until now. In one of the world's most exciting finds, archaeologists believe they have discovered the skeleton of her sister, murdered by Cleopatra and Mark Antony. From Egypt to Turkey, Neil Oliver investigates the story of a ruthless queen who would kill her own siblings for power. This is the portrait of a killer.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Brave New Media

Lion Television

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Neil Oliver

Self

Prudence Jones

Self

Stanley Burstein

Self

Hilke Thür

Self

Fabian Kanz

Self

Caroline Wilkinson

Self

Georg Plattner

Self

Robert Kalasek

Self

Sabine Ladstätter

Self

Christopher Rynn

Cleopatra

Camelia Ben Sakour

Arsinoe

Karima Gouit

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