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DVD : Julius CaesarIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Louis Calhern, Edmond O'Brien directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz  List Price: $19.98 Amazon.com's Price: $8.49 You Save: $11.49 (58%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0012569659186 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 07, 2006 Running Time: 121 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: June 04, 1953 Sales Rank: 1995 MPN: WARD65918D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Film adaptation of Shakespeare's play chronicling the aftermath of Caesar's assassination at the hands of Marc Anthony, Cassius and Brutus. Amazon.com: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Julius CaesarThe movie is in black and white and is the Shakespeare version. Who wouldn't enjoy seeing any movie with the youthful Marlon Brando, who was not only attractive, but a gifted actor. However, if you're looking for historic accuracy you won't find it here. That was obviously not one of Shakespeare's priorities. Actually, his version of "Julius Caesar" is more about glorifying a fictitious Mark Antony. In truth Mark Antony was anything but a hero. I was very disappointed in the actor they chose ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent renditionI first saw this as a film in 10th. grade English as an assignment. it is one of Marlon Brando's finest works. Rating:  - Rarely has Shakespeare Been Adapted This Well for the ScreenA fine cast and a faithful reading of the play contribute to one of the most satisfying transfers of Shakespeare to the big screen ever filmed. Marlon Brando is fine as Marc Antony but for me James Mason and John Gielgud are absolutely brilliant as Brutus and Cassius respectively. This is truly a fine production that has held up well and remains one of the better film adaptations of Shakespeare alongside the Olivier works. Rating: - Bardolotry vs. BrandolotryMarlin Brando as Antony unquestionably dominates this production of Julius Caesar. Although James Mason as Brutus, is equally strong and has more lines, Brando's Hollywood aura shines more brightly. Directed by Joseph Mankiewicz, Mason and Brando together nearly succeed in making the jump from a traditional, theatrical presentation on film of Shakespeare to a movie with the values expected by today's audiences. Examples of recent successes are Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet and Trevor Nunn's "Antony and ... Read More Rating: - Julius Casear for high schoolThis movie nicely follows the text in the Prentice-Hall 10th grade literature book until Act V. Then it seems like the director ran out of time and rushed the ending. Even though it is in black and white, the acting is excellent and the students are able to follow the dialogue. I teach play from this movie and have had good success in doing so. It would be nice if it were colorized, but oh, well. I recommend this version to get a clear understanding of Brutus'conflict and of Antony's manipulation ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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