Cleopatra (partially found silent film; 1917)

Cleopatra is a 1917 silent film staring Theda Bara. It is one of her many lost films (only 4 of her prolific film career in the silent era survive). Of this reportedly 2 and a half hour long film, only 20 seconds survive.

The film is one of the most expensive and ellaborate films of its time, many claim one of the most ellaborate ever made. Without any remaining footage, nobody can really know for sure. The film is infamous for Bara's risque, nearly nude, outfits (some claim that her privates were exposed several times throughout the movie). This caused the film to be labeled as "obscene" and church organizations all tried obtaining copies of the film to destroy them. Historians and collectors scrambled to save as many copies as they could. The last known few copies of the film were destroyed (like many classic films of the silent era) in a studio vault fire in the 1930s. The film hasn't been seen since.

Aside from the 20 second fragmented copy, no surviving copies exist. The film was called one of the best and most daring roles Bara took on. Bara was proud of her performance and really liked being able to show off her body. Just like the 1922 Stroheim Director's Cut of Greed, this is viewed as another "holy grail" amongst movie collectors.

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