A dramatization of Shakespeare's famous play which explores the calamitous consequences of an overwhelming passion by telling the story of Mark Antony, the once-heralded leader who, though married to Fulvia of the Roman Empire, becomes stupified with passion and degenerates into a fool, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with Queen Cleopatra of Egypt.

Six celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays, revealing not just the elements in the play, but the history of the play itself. What sparked the creation of each of these works? Where did Shakespeare get his plots, and what cultural, political and religious factors influenced his writing? Why has this body of work endured so thoroughly? What, in the end, makes Shakespeare so great?

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this epic-spectacle; its opulence and sweeping grandeur have never been more glorious. Elizabeth Taylor stars as Cleopatra, the glamorous and cunning queen of Egypt. To secure her hold on power, she seduces the rulers of Rome, only to meet her match in Marc Antony, played by Richard Burton. Their passionate romance could decide the fate of the world's greatest empires.