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Julius Caesar (1953)
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- Starring: Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Louis Calhern, Edmond O'Brien
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- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- Binding: VHS Tape
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- Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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- EAN: 9786301971140
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- Format: Color, NTSC
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- ISBN: 6301971140
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- Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
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- Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Product Group: Video
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- Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
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- Release Date: 1999-09-22
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- Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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- Theatrical Release Date: 1953-06-04
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- Title: Julius Caesar (1953)
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- UPC: 027616027436
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Product Description: An examination of the relationship between political power and personal conscience, Joseph Mankiewicz's traditional Julius Caesar (1953) is a veritable master class for aspiring thespians. As the opportunistic Marc Antony, Marlon Brando delivers the famous funeral speech with pure conviction, elsewhere casting an intense physicality that recalls his work in A Streetcar Named Desire. James Mason suggests a latent Hamlet in his turn as the honorable Brutus, while John Gielgud is positively serpentine as the lean, hungry Cassius. Louis Calhern invests Caesar with intelligence and edgy noir echoes, and director Mankiewicz astutely balances the Renaissance view of Caesar as a power-obsessed, corrupt tyrant destined for punishment with modern suggestions that his murder may have been ill advised. The director's scrupulous pacing is supported in no small measure by Miklós Rósza's stunning score. At film's end, power itself is without a master, and the spirit of Caesar has been left unrevived: and to Mankiewicz's credit, the latter is revealed to be the true tragedy of Julius Caesar. --Kevin Mulhall
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Customer Reviews
Julius Ceasar
I am not able to view this dvd since you sent me a dvd that can only be seen in the US. I find that strange when you send it to me in Norway, Europe and obviously we don't use American systems here.
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The spirit of the play brought to life
I have been raised on this play and saw many versions. I have had the real story pointed out to me and meaning behind many of the words explained. However it is this adaptation that brought it to life not just intellectually but emotionally.
One of the first things you notice is the setting is a balance between stage and reality. This film being in black and white may have contributed to the atmosphere.
The actors are not just popular names but are able to bring the characters to life. I was impressed with everyone's ability to the point that it took time to realize that Mark Antony is Marlon Brando; he among others is able to make the words real and meaningful, not just a bunch of Shakespearian phrases.
If somehow you missed the play or the history, basically Julius Caesar let his status go to his head and is about to take on the role of implorer. It is up to a handful of Noble Romans to see that this does not happen. The play is about these individuals, their individual purposes and what happens to them after the attempt to stop him. The focus is on Caesar's right arm (Mark Antony).
Julius Caesar
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JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ, OPUS 12
****1/2 1953. Adapted from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (Shakespeare, William, Works.) and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Five nominations for the Academy awards but only one win in the Best Art Direction category. An all-star cast with Marlon Brando, James Mason, Deborah Kerr, John Gielgud, Louis Calhern, Greer Garson and Edmond O'Brien. The high points of this adaptation are Marlon -Mark Antony- Brando's speech at the Capitol, John -Crassus- Gielgud and James -Brutus- Mason's quarrel before the battle of Philippi and, of course, Louis -Caesar- Calhern's assassination. The quality of this Warner DVD is very good and the 20 minutes interview of Dennis Hopper, Laurence Fishburne and John Avildsen interesting. A DVD for your library.
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Masterpieces which are always topical
Hamlet and Julius Ceacer, imortal masterpiecews writen by W. Shakespeare more than 300 yearws ago and still topical today.
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Best Classical Movie
It is one of the best Hosterical movies I have ever seen. I was pleased with the copy I purchesed from Amazon, because it is very clear and well product.
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