Julius Caesar (1953)
Country: US
Technical: bw 121m
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: John Gielgud, James Mason, Marlon Brando, Louis Calhern
Synopsis:
Two senators, one of them a close friend of Caesar's, turn their alarm over his trouncing of Republican customs into conspiracy and assassination, bringing others in with them. The coup, however, is only as strong as their hold over the ear of the people, and Marc Antony exploits a moment of indecision to appropriate exactly that.
Review:
Mankiewicz's stab at Shakespeare is about as intelligent as one could hope for something coming out of MGM in the 1950s, surrounded on all sides by lavish biblical epics. The acting is, of course, superb with this cast, though with an interesting contrast in styles, but the staging is just a little flat and uninspiring.
Country: US
Technical: bw 121m
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: John Gielgud, James Mason, Marlon Brando, Louis Calhern
Synopsis:
Two senators, one of them a close friend of Caesar's, turn their alarm over his trouncing of Republican customs into conspiracy and assassination, bringing others in with them. The coup, however, is only as strong as their hold over the ear of the people, and Marc Antony exploits a moment of indecision to appropriate exactly that.
Review:
Mankiewicz's stab at Shakespeare is about as intelligent as one could hope for something coming out of MGM in the 1950s, surrounded on all sides by lavish biblical epics. The acting is, of course, superb with this cast, though with an interesting contrast in styles, but the staging is just a little flat and uninspiring.
Country: US
Technical: bw 121m
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: John Gielgud, James Mason, Marlon Brando, Louis Calhern
Synopsis:
Two senators, one of them a close friend of Caesar's, turn their alarm over his trouncing of Republican customs into conspiracy and assassination, bringing others in with them. The coup, however, is only as strong as their hold over the ear of the people, and Marc Antony exploits a moment of indecision to appropriate exactly that.
Review:
Mankiewicz's stab at Shakespeare is about as intelligent as one could hope for something coming out of MGM in the 1950s, surrounded on all sides by lavish biblical epics. The acting is, of course, superb with this cast, though with an interesting contrast in styles, but the staging is just a little flat and uninspiring.