By the mid-1990s, legendary exploitation director Aristide Massaccesi—better known by his pseudonym —had transitioned almost entirely from horror masterpieces like Antropophagus to hardcore adult features. Under his Butterfly Motion Pictures banner, D’Amato set out to adapt classical historical epics into highly explicit costume dramas.
It is also a film of many names. Depending on the region, it is known as Antonio e Cleopatra (Italy), Les nuits d'amour d'Antoine et Cléopâtre (France), or simply Anthony & Cleopatra . For collectors of "Medieval and Ancient World" adult oddities, the film remains a sought-after curiosity. The Love Nights of Anthony and Cleopatra -1996-
The film's casting perfectly captures the dynamic of the erotic cinema of the mid-90s: By the mid-1990s