Robert Stephens

Elizabeth Taylor is Cleopatra, Richard Burton is Mark Antony and Rex Harrison is Julius Caesar in this opulent historical epic from 1963 - a throwback to Hollywood's massive-scale productions of the '40s and '50s. One of the most expensive films ever made, Cleopatra is famed for being one of the greatest flops in movie history. Despite being the highest grossing film of 1963, the huge production costs meant a $US 44 million loss on initial release.

At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.

A minor slight turns into a heated duel between two Lieutenants, a conflict that lasts years, in Ridley Scott's feature debut.

Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery