Julius Caesar

1953 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but both have sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

Released: 1953-06-04121 minDir: Joseph L. MankiewiczDrama, HistoryBudget: $2.0MBox office: $3.9M

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Cast

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

Themes

assassination
based on play or musical
ancient rome
conspiracy
julius caesar
1st century bc

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

13,850 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Year: 1953
Runtime: 120 min
Genres: Drama, History
Rated: Approved
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Based on: Julius Caesar , play by William Shakespeare
Produced by: John Houseman
Starring: Marlon Brando James Mason John Gielgud Louis Calhern Edmond O'Brien Greer Garson Deborah Kerr
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Edited by: John Dunning
Music by: Miklós Rózsa
Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by: Loew's, Inc.
Release date: June 3, 1953 ( 1953-06-03 )
Running time: 121 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $2 million
Box office: $3.9 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 120
FilmAffinity ID: 287435
Image: Marlon Brando in Julius Caesar trailer.jpg

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publication date: 1953-11-13
Commons gallery: Julius Caesar (1953 film)
title: Julius Caesar
Commons category: Julius Caesar (1953 film)
capital cost: 2070000
box office: 3920000
review score: 96%

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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.