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

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)

Trailer

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