Julius Caesar (1970)

Synopsis

A feature film which grew out of Stuart Burge’s experience in directing a BBC television version of the play in 1959, as well as a subsequent London stage production. The pedestrian production was critically savaged on both sides of the Atlantic as reviewers warmed to their themes of bad acting, poor casting, shabby sets, and school play costumes.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. col. 116 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 117 min.

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1970

Year of production

1969

Availability

Hire (film - Glenbuck)
Sale (video - retail); 1998 sale:

Notes

Budget $1.4m

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Caesar, Julius; Rome; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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Credits

Director

Stuart Burge

Producer

Peter Snell

Cinematographer

Ken Higgins

Writer

William Shakespeare

Screenplay

Robert Furnival

Music

Michael Lewis (2)

Cast

Alan Browning
Andrew Crawford
Charlton Heston
Christopher Lee
David Dodimead
David Leland
Derek Hardwicke
Diana Rigg
Jason Robards
Jill Bennett
John Gielgud
Ken Hutchinson
Michael Gough
Michael Keating
Michael Wynne
Norman Bowler
Paul Hardwick
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Johnson
Robert Vaughn
Thomas Heathcote

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

BR Region A, Blu-Ray DVD

Price

$29.95

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

116 minutes

Year

2013

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Availability

Hire

Production Company

Name

Commonwealth United

Distributor (Hire)

Name

BFI Film Bookings Unit

Email

bookings.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7957 8938 / 8935

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Olive Films

Email

customerservice@olivefilms.com

Web

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Fax

+ 1 630 444 1759

Address

707 Colomba Court
Suite 109
Saint Charles, IL
60174
USA

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

Web

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