it difficult to take this movie seriously and indeed if nothing else it will make you smile it so campy . cheap painted scenery and the same wave in all the sea scene ( notice the painted ship do not move ) and moronic character motivation and and i could go on . it definitely history on the cheap a only william castle could imagine it . don not expect any resemblance to facts other than on the bare surface and even then it a stretch . but it be fun . everyone act like a 30 chicago gangster except they wear roman armor and toga . rhonda fleming be absolutely delightful in her over the top portrayal of the legendary queen and her form deliciously outline in all her costume . she be perfect in this role and the queen of camp play the queen of the nile . raymond burr portrayal of anthony make you wonder how such a dope could have rise to such a height of power . a for william lundigan and well he switch allegiance effortlessly and from caesar to brutus to anthony to cleopatra back to anthony to octavius and then i lose track . a for the plot do not expect to make much sense of it . so be warn and beware that you might not be able to take your eye off this train wreck of a film .