Alan Napier, Deborah Kerr, Edmond O'Brien

Based on William Shakespeare's classic play, this historical drama won numerous international honors, including Best Actor BAFTAs for Marlon Brando and John Gielgud and a Best Art Direction Oscar. Whe...( read more  read more... )n Brutus (James Mason), Cassius (Gielgud) and a band of rogue Roman officials murder Julius Caesar (Louis Calhern), they're driven out of Rome. But they vow to return and fight Marc Antony (Brando) -- who proves his loyalty to the bitter end.

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Unrated, 119 min.

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Release Date: December 31, 1953

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DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006

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  • February 2, 2007
    a bit wank, but marlon brando was awesome
  • May 17, 2007
    I thought it was a good version of the play.
  • May 23, 2008
    Loved it but Ill let you in on a secret..........he dies in the end.
  • August 24, 2009
    Not as great as you will expect.
  • July 29, 2009
    Spectacular cast in what I have always enjoyed more than any other play by Shakespeare. Whoever said Brando couldn't act after seeing him in "Streetcar Named Desire" had to eat their words when he played Mark Antony. WOW!
  • March 14, 2009
    I loved marlon brando as mark antony! he was sucn a fantastic actor. but i found the movie to be quite boring.
  • January 22, 2009
    Julio Cesar es una estupenda historia y en esta ocasión Mankiewicz logra llevar la obra de teatro de una manera maravillosa al cine
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • November 6, 2008
    great version well done
  • September 17, 2008
    A solid film. Well executed, good actors, good script (obviously), but yes it is slow. Marlon Brando, who played Julius Caesar's right-hand man, excelled as character Marc Antony. The most notable part scene of this film was very after Julius was murdered by Brutus and the conspi...( read more)rators. Marc Antony's "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" speech was perfectly executed, and it is my favorite Marlon Brando moment (behind Godfather). Rent this film, and even if this film was a flawless gem, I would still suggest the work on paper by Shakespeare first. I also suggest James Mason, who stars as Brutus in the film. He played the role of Brutus extremely well and my hat's off to him. You need patience for a film like Julius Caesar, one of my favorite's of 1953.

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