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JULIUS CAESAR

Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 1953 | 120 MINS
USA
Joseph L. Mankiewicz's (‘Guys and Dolls’) 1953 Shakespeare adaptation exploring the life and death of larger-than-life Julius Caesar is a triumph, benefiting from a super ensemble cast.

In Detail

Brutus (James Mason) is convinced by a scheming band of Roman senators, led by Caius Cassius (John Gielgud), that his dear friend Julius Caesar (Louis Calhern) intends to dissolve the republic and install himself as monarch, and he joins a conspiracy to assassinate him.

Brutus stirringly defends his actions, but when Mark Antony (Marlon Brando) responds with a speech that plays upon the crowd's love for their fallen leader, a battle between the two factions is assured. Brando delivers a mix of grief, rage, cunning and ferocity all with a naturalistic approach that was ground-breaking at the time.

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