Il Sepolcro Dei Re (aka Cleopatra's Daughter) (1960)

The daughter (Debra Paget) of Cleopatra is forced into a loveless marriage with a neurotic and unstable Pharaoh (Corrado Pani). When he is murdered, he declares his wife the murderess and decrees that she be buried with him alive. But her lover, the court physician (Ettore Manni), has a plan. First off, I saw this via a wretched pan and scan public domain transfer which appears to have been edited but even taking that into account, I doubt it would be much improved even if I saw it under better circumstances. It's a typical sword and sandal potboiler and in spite of using Cleopatra's daughter (the only one of her four children to survive to adulthood) as the central character, there isn't a shred of historical accuracy in the narrative. The production values and the costumes are good, Paget is fetching but the story line is often difficult to follow. But I've a soft spot for corn like this so I was modestly (very modestly) entertained. Directed by Fernando Cerchio with an underscore by Giovanni Fusco (L'AVVENTURA). With Robert Alda, Erno Crisa and Yvette Lebon.