Julius Caesar (1950)

Director:

David Bradley

Writers:

David Bradley, William Shakespeare (play)

Stars:

Harold Tasker, Charlton Heston, David Bradley

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harold Tasker	...	Julius Caesar
Charlton Heston	...	Antony
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Bradley	...	Brutus
Theodore Cloak	...	Lepidus
Mary Sefton Darr	...	Portia
Homer Dietmeier	...	Artemidorus
Alfred Edyvean	...	Flavius
George Gilbert	...	Strato
Grosvenor Glenn	...	Cassius
Russell Gruebner	...	Cinna-the poet
Walter Hardy	...	Cimber
George Hinners	...	Lucius
Bob Holt	...	Octavius Caesar
Sam Needham	...	Pindarus
John O'Leary	...	Marullus

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tragedy | shakespeare's julius caesar | ancient rome | based on play | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 1953 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Julio César

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avon Productions (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jeffrey Hunter's TV debut.

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Connections

Version of Julius Caesar (1964)

User Reviews

Butchered Caesar

I couldn't make it through this butchered version of the play. Films of Shakespeare's plays are bound to have cuts but the cuts here have been done poorly, leading to a choppy version.

The cinematography is at some times interesting (as Brutus makes his funeral oration, we get a close-up of his bloody hands) and sometimes bizarre (as he does part of the oration, the camera shoots him upwards). There are a ridiculous amount of close-ups, probably to make the most of Cassius' creepy face.

David Bardley as Brutus is just bland. He's more like a Roderigo from Othello than a noble Roman. Completely ordinary and uncharismatic.

Charlton Heston probably fares best, although all his dignity goes out the window at the start, where he has to walk about in a baggy thong looking like Caesar's rent boy. He makes the funeral speech a little too ironic. Antony may be cleverer than he appears but he's not a total meanie.

All in all, don't bother watching this Caesar.