Film Night Special: Caesar’s the Name of the Game

Alternative title

Caesar’s the Name of the Game

Synopsis

On location with director Stuart Burge for Peter Snell’s screen version of Shakespeare’s JULIUS CAESAR (1970), with a look back at the 1953 production. Includes extended interviews with Stuart Burge, Peter Snell (producer), Julia Trevelyan Oman (production design) and Maurice Pelling (art director). Interviews with members of the cast including John Gielgud, Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, Richard Chamberlain, Richard Johnson and Robert Vaughn are embellished with various film clips.

Series

Film Night

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

28 Dec 1969 at 23:15 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

45 mins

Credits

Contributor

Julia Trevelyan-Oman; Maurice Pelling; Peter Snell; Stuart Burge

Cast

John Gielgud	Julius Caesar
Charlton Heston	Mark Antony
Richard Johnson	Caius Cassius
Jason Robards	Marcus Brutus
Richard Chamberlain	Octavius Caesar
Robert Vaughn	Casca

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Julius Caesar

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

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