Cleopatra (1963 film) the only film ever to be the highest-grossing film of the year to run at a loss. It received nine nominations at the 36th Academy Awards including for Best Picture and won the highest four : Best Production Design (Color), Best Cinematography (Color), Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design (Color). After the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) goes to Egypt, under the pretext of being named the executor of the will of the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan) and his sister Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor)'s father. Cleopatra convinces Caesar to restore her throne from
Julius Caesar (1953 film) "A Streetcar Named Desire" and 1952's "Viva Zapata!". He would win the following year for "On the Waterfront". "Julius Caesar" won BAFTA awards for Best British Actor (John Gielgud) and Best Foreign Actor (Marlon Brando), and was also nominated for Best Film. It was Brando's second of three consecutive BAFTA Best Actor awards, for "Viva Zapata!" (1952), "Julius Caesar" (1953), and "On the Waterfront" (1954). The National Board of Review awarded "Julius Caesar" Best Film and Best Actor (James Mason), and it also won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. Julius Caesar (1953 film) Julius Caesar is