Elizabeth Taylor as CLEOPATRA (1963)
One of the aspects works on Cleopatra avoid at all cost, whether it's movies or books, is the fact that she had her siblings murdered. Cleopatra had her brother, Ptolemy XIV, killed, which is somewhat known even if they rarely show this, but Cleopatra had her younger sister, Arsinoe, killed as well. She ordered Mark Antony to execute her on the steps of the Temple of Diana. This shows how ruthless Cleopatra was. She was, in fact, a murderer (or murderess). But few people would warm up to a killer which is sorta understandable why it's never shown. Siblings killing each other in royal families was sort of a common thing back then but still, it seems no one wants to touch this. This part is missing from the 1963 epic starring Elizabeth Taylor. As gargantuan as it was, the story was curated a lot.
