Julius Caesar ★★★½ 1953 All-star version of the Shakespearean tragedy, heavily acclaimed and deservedly so. Working directly from the original Shakespeare, director Mankiewicz produced a lifelike, yet poetic production. 121m/B VHS. James Mason, Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr, Louis Calhern, Edmond O'Brien, George Macready, John Hoyt, Michael Pate;
Director:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz;
Writer:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz;
Writer:
Joseph Ruttenberg;
Cameo:
Miklos Rozsa. Oscars '53: Art Dir./Set Dec., B&W; British Acad. '53: Actor (Brando), Actor (Gielgud); Natl. Bd. of Review '53: Actor (Mason).
