Julius Caesar (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 7200 kbps | 7.6Gb
Audio: #1 English AC3 5.1 @ 192 Kbps, #2 French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
02:00:00 | USA | Drama, History
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 7200 kbps | 7.6Gb
Audio: #1 English AC3 5.1 @ 192 Kbps, #2 French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
02:00:00 | USA | Drama, History
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Louis Calhern, Edmond O'Brien, Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr, George Macready, Michael Pate, Richard Hale, Alan Napier, John Hoyt, Tom Powers, William Cottrell, Jack Raine, Ian Wolfe, Morgan Farley, William Phipps, Douglass Watson, Douglass Dumbrille, Rhys Williams, Michael Ansara, Dayton Lummis, Paul Guilfoyle, Edmund Purdom, Lawrence Dobkin, Jo Gilbert, John Hardy, Chet Stratton, Lumsden Hare
IMDb
Brutus, Cassius, and other high-ranking Romans murder Caesar, because they believe his ambition will lead to tyranny. The people of Rome are on their side until Antony, Caesar's right-hand man, makes a moving speech. The conspirators are driven from Rome, and two armies are formed: one side following the conspirators; the other, Antony. Antony has the superior force, and surrounds Brutus and Cassius, but they kill themselves to avoid capture.
Julius Caesar (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Watching Julius Caesar in 2007, I still think it is a work of art. Being a Shakespeare student myself, I know that his plays are very demanding and on that Joseph L. Mankiewicz has stood up to my expectations.
While reading , we form a picture in our mind of the setting ,the dialog, the expressions,how the characters would look and how they would move on stage and I found that the same were portrayed on screen. The director truly made his vision come to life!
All the actors were great, again kudos to the director. Marlon Brando was just superb as Antony. His funeral oration was an indescribable masterpiece. I didn't expect it to be that good! Among the others,James Mason did quite a good job as Brutus. Louis Calhern, though had a small bit, didn't fail to leave an impact as the great and mighty (and ambitious) Julius Caesar. I also liked Greer Garson as Calpurnia.
Coming to the actors Octavius Caesar was a disappointment, I blame the editor of the script for this. Octavius was supposed to be brought out as the heir of Ceasar. The prevalence of Caesarism, which was not properly brought out in the movie.
The dialog is picked up directly from the play, but quite a bit has been cut off…..which was the only other disappointing thing in the movie. Shakespearean language is not all that difficult to understand in the movie mainly because we can see it being enacted out. All that you simply fail to understand is simply not all that important.
Overall the movie was great and I will not forget to watch it a day before my tests! Julius Caesar was a great feat in the history of cinema.
~ charmedgood
Julius Caesar (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
