Julius Caesar

Summary: 1959 BBC Television production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Theatre play: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [more information]
Play synopsis: Julius Caesar is a political thriller which tells the story of the conspiracy against Caesar on his return to Rome following the triumphant war against Pompey, his assassination by Caius Cassius, Marcus Brutus and others, and the defeat of his conspirators. Mark Antony speaks next and turns the mob against the conspirators, who are forced to flee from Rome. Mark Antony and Caesar’s nephew Octavius take command of Rome and lead an army against the conspirators: Brutus and Cassius are defeated at Philippi where they kill themselves rather than be captured.
Production history: A performance is recorded in September 1599; the play was published in the First Folio in 1623.
Date of transmission: Tuesday 5 May 1959
Time: 9.30pm (105 mins)
Series: Television World Theatre
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Stuart Burge

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Adapted for Television by

Stuart Burge

Designer

Barry Learoyd

Cast

Title: Julius Caesar (BBC, 1959)
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Title: Julius Caesar (BBC, 1938) ... and eight others (Blog article)
Author/creator: John Wyver (Author)
Reference: http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/julius-caesar-bbc-1938-and-eight-others, published 15 April 2012

Title: Julius Caesar (BBC, 1959) (Blog article)
Author/creator: John Wyver (Author)
Reference: http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/julius-caesar-bbc-1959, published 21 May 2012

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