Caesar (TV 2002)
"Julius Caesar" (original title)

Twenty year-old Julius Caeser flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.

Director:

Uli Edel

Writers:

Peter Pruce, Craig Warner

Stars:

Jeremy Sisto, Richard Harris, Christopher Walken

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Sisto	...	Gaius Julius Caesar
Richard Harris	...	Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Christopher Walken	...	Marcus Portius Cato
Valeria Golino	...	Calpurnia
Chris Noth	...	Pompey (as Christopher Noth)
Pamela Bowen	...	Aurelia
Heino Ferch	...	Vercingetorix
Tobias Moretti	...	Caius Cassius
Samuela Sardo	...	Cleopatra
Daniela Piazza	...	Cornelia
Nicole Grimaudo	...	Julia
Sean Pertwee	...	Labienus
Ian Duncan	...	Marcus Brutus
Kate Steavenson-Payne	...	Portia
Paolo Briguglia	...	Marcus Portius

Storyline

Epic look at Julius Caesar, Rome's last dictator, whose death also signaled the end of the Roman Republic. Chronicles his campaigns in Gaul and Egypt, his rivalry with General Pompey, and his eventual assassination at the hands of Brutus and Cassius.

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Plot Keywords:

sulla | julius caesar | dictator | cato | gaul | 

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Taglines:

Feared by enemies. Betrayed by friends.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, and some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

DeAngelis Film Production and Distribution

Country:

USA Germany Italy Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caesar

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Angelis Group, Degeto Film, Five Mile River Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 240 min 180 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Heino Ferch spent five hours in the wardrobe to transforming him into Vercingetorix, every day.

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Goofs

During his lifetime, Caesar was married three times, not twice as depicted in this miniseries.

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Quotes

Caesar: Are you trying to seduce me?
Cleopatra: I don't try! I seduce... or I don't!

User Reviews

Flawed, but oddly compelling

I enjoyed this miniseries. I have some objections though. There are several factual errors, like Pompey did not crush the slave rebellion (Crassus and Cicero did), there was no law against armies south of the Rubicon - Caesar just transgressed his jurisdiction to do so. Important characters and events like Catilina's revolt, Crassus, Octavian, the war in Spain, etc. are totally left out. The characters are very shallow. Caesar himself is to sympathetic - he was a shrewd and ruthless politician.