Titus

A play depicts the cycle of revenge and betrayal in ancient Rome following a Roman generals return from war with spoils, including the queen and her sons, resulting in Tamoras seeking of revenge by seducing the new Emperor and a chain of retaliations leading to Lucius being crowned Emperor. Titus is a 1999 English-language Drama History motion picture starring Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, Colm Feore, James Frain, Laura Fraser and Ivan Pavletic. The movie is inspired from Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare. Titus was Produced by Conchita Airoldi, Jody Allen and Julie Taymor. The movie is directed by Julie Taymor. Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Titus was released on 21st January 2000 and takes a screen time of 162 minutes. Titus was made on a budget of $25 million and at the box office it grossed only $2 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Julie Taymor. Cinematography was done by Luciano Tovoli and editing by Fran oise Bonnot. The music was composed by Elliot Goldenthal.