William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
| Julius Caesar | |
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| Directed by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Screenplay by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Based on | Julius Caesar 1599 play by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | John Houseman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | John Dunning, A.C.E. |
| Music by | Miklos Rozsa |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $3.9 million |
Julius Caesar (billed on-screen as William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar) is a 1953 American film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by John Houseman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Marlon Brando as Mark Antony, James Mason as Marcus Junius Brutus, Louis Calhern as Julius Caesar, John Gielgud as Gaius Cassius Longinus, Edmond O'Brien as Publius Servilius Casca, Greer Garson as Calpurnia, and Deborah Kerr as Portia.
It opened to positive reviews, and was nominated in five categories at the 26th Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Actor for Brando), winning Best Art Direction - Black-and-White. Brando and Gielgud both won BAFTA Awards, Brando for Best Foreign Actor and Gielgud for Best British Actor.