Julius Caesar (1970 film)

Julius Caesar
U.S. film poster
Directed byStuart Burge
Written byRobert Furnival
Based onJulius Caesar
1599 play
by William Shakespeare
Produced byPeter Snell
StarringCharlton Heston
Jason Robards
John Gielgud
Richard Johnson
Robert Vaughn
Richard Chamberlain
Diana Rigg
Christopher Lee
Jill Bennett
CinematographyKenneth Higgins
Edited byEric Boyd-Perkins
Music byMichael J. Lewis
Production
company
Distributed byCommonwealth United (U.K.)
American International Pictures (U.S.)
Release dates
  • 20 February 1970 (1970-02-20) (Tokyo premiere)
  • 4 June 1970 (1970-06-04) (U.K.)
  • 3 February 1971 (1971-02-03) (U.S.)
Running time
116 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States[1]
LanguageEnglish

Julius Caesar is a 1970 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Stuart Burge. It stars Charlton Heston as Mark Antony, Jason Robards as Brutus, Richard Johnson as Cassius, John Gielgud as Caesar, Robert Vaughn as Casca, Richard Chamberlain as Octavius, and Diana Rigg as Portia.[2] It was an independent production of Commonwealth United Entertainment, filmed in England and Spain. It is the first film version of the play made in colour.

  1. ^ "Julius Caesar (1970)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Julius Caesar 1970". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved 19 November 2016.