Carry On Cleo - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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The movie's opening credits state that the film is "from an original idea by William Shakespeare". This "Carry On" comedy film utilizes for story elements two of Will's plays that were set in Ancient Times, "Julius Caesar" and "Antony and Cleopatra", with the film's Carry on Cleo (1964) title only specifically referencing one of the two plays (the latter).

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Cleopatra appearing from an unrolled carpet is based on accepted history. Most versions have Cleopatra being presented to Caesar in this unusual manner on his state visit, but the only historical account (by Cassius Dio) states that Cleopatra hid in the carpet to escape from Egyptian rebels under the command of her sister Arsinoe who were besieging her and Caesar in her palace.

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The costume worn by Sidney James in this film is the one worn by Richard Burton in Cleopatra (1963).