Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Julius Caesar (1951, Leonard Brett)
| Title | Julius Caesar |
|---|---|
| Year | 1951 |
| Release Locations | GB |
| Director | Leonard Brett |
| Medium | Video |
| Length | 2 hrs, 7 mins |
| Play Connections | Julius Caesar (teleplay) |
Description
Another ambitious televised version of Julius Caesar on which the producers lavished nearly £2,000 and for which they enlisted the services of some 63 actors, principals and extras. By 1951 television audiences were sufficiently large so that Mr. Harrison expected to receive "shoals of letters from clever viewers pointing out the anachonisms" in his production, which he of course deliberately employed (WAC [TS/272] Feb. 28, 1951). After all one of the most often cited anachronisms in the canon appears in this play—the clock that strikes long before clocks were invented
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Leonard Brett |
|---|---|
| Producer | Stephen Harrison |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell