Julius Caesar

All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.

Cast

Charlton Heston

as Marc Antony

Jason Robards

as Marcus Brutus

John Gielgud

as Julius Caesar

Robert Vaughn

as Servilius Casca

Richard Chamberlain

as Octavius Caesar / Augustus

Christopher Lee

as Artemidorus

Richard Johnson

as Cassius

Diana Rigg

as Portia

Michael Gough

as Metellus Cimber

Peter Eyre

as Cinna the Poet

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I recall seeing Charlton Heston on stage at the height of his "Man For All Seasons" theatrical pomp, and he wasn't half bad. In this, however, made much earlier - he is still very much honing his theatrical skills. He portrays Mark Anthony, and the rest of an admittedly acclaimed cast stick pretty c...

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