- Box Office Bomb: It seems like adapting the story of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra on the screen became a curse at some point. 18 years before that notorious Hollywoodian bomb, Caesar and Cleopatra had box office losses akin to $3 million in 1946 dollars.
- Creator Killer: The film was the last to be directed by Gabriel Pascal.
- Dawson Casting: Cleopatra was in her 20s when Julius Caesar came to Egypt. Vivien Leigh was one decade older.
- Follow the Leader: This film was a British attempt at creating Cecil B. DeMille-esque epics, with a George Bernard Shaw spin on it.
- On-Set Injury: Vivian Leigh was pregnant during the production and unfortunately miscarried after tripping over while filming a scene. Leigh suffered a mental breakdown — exacerbated by her bipolar disorder — as a result and filming had to be paused for five weeks so she could recover.
- Troubled Production: The film's production was delayed by the turmoil of World War II, and its budget inflated as a result. Filming also had to be halted for five weeks after Vivien Leigh — who was pregnant at the time — tripped while filming a scene and had a miscarriage.
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