Julius Caesar (1953)
- Directed by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Genre
- drama film, historical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 239 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Roman senators plot to assassinate their leader Julius Caesar, sparking a civil war. The story follows Brutus, a nobleman torn between his loyalty to Caesar and his duty to Rome.
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What happens
Julius Caesar (billed on-screen as William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar) is a 1953 American film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by John Houseman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Marlon Brando as Mark Antony, James Mason as Brutus, John Gielgud as Cassius, Louis Calhern as Julius Caesar, Edmond O'Brien as Casca, Greer Garson as Calpurnia, and Deborah Kerr as Portia. It opened to positive reviews, and was nominated in five categories at the 26th Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Actor for Brando), winning Best Art Direction – Black-and-White. Brando and Gielgud both won BAFTA Awards, Brando for Best Foreign Actor and Gielgud for Best British Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Robe (1953)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.