Julius Caesar (1970 film)
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| Directed by | Stuart Burge |
| Produced by | Peter Snell |
| Written by | Robert Furnival William Shakespeare (Play) |
| Starring | Charlton Heston Jason Robards John Gielgud Richard Johnson Robert Vaughn |
| Music by | Michael J. Lewis |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Higgins |
| Editing by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| Studio | Commonwealth United Entertainment |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 4 June 1970 |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Julius Caesar is a 1970 independent film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, directed by Stuart Burge from a screenplay by Robert Furnival. The film stars Charlton Heston (as Mark Antony), Jason Robards (as Brutus) and John Gielgud (as Julius Caesar). It is the first film version of the play made in color. Robert Vaughn, who plays Casca, and Richard Chamberlain, who plays Octavius, are the only Americans in the film other than Robards and Heston.
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[edit] Cast
- Charlton Heston as Mark Antony
- Jason Robards as Brutus
- John Gielgud as Julius Caesar
- Richard Johnson as Cassius
- Robert Vaughn as Casca
- Richard Chamberlain as Octavius
- Diana Rigg as Portia
- Jill Bennett as Calpurnia
- Christopher Lee as Artemidorus
- Michael Gough as Metellus Cimber
- André Morell as Cicero
[edit] Production
The film was shot at studios in Borehamwood, UK, and on locations in Spain.
[edit] Reception
The reviews for this version were mostly negative, with Robards especially being criticized for his wooden performance as Brutus.[1]
[edit] Miscellany
- John Gielgud played Cassius in the 1953 film version of Julius Caesar, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
- Charlton Heston had played Mark Antony once before, in an earlier film version of Julius Caesar, made in Chicago in 1950.[2] He would do so yet again, in a 1973 film version of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, which Heston directed.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9A03EFDC1131E73BBC4C53DFB466838A669EDE
- ^ Julius Caesar (1950) Internet Movie Database accessed April 10, 2007.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Julius Caesar at the Internet Movie Database
- Julius Caesar at the TCM Movie Database
- Julius Caesar at AllRovi
- Julius Caesar at Rotten Tomatoes
- Julius Caesar review in New York Times
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