Caesar Must Die

Caesar Must Die
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani
Screenplay byPaolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani
Based onJulius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Produced byGrazia Volpi
StarringSalvatore Striano
Cosimo Rega
Giovanni Arcuri
Antonio Frasca
CinematographySimone Zampagni
Edited byRoberto Perpignani
Music byGiuliano Taviani
Carmelo Travia
Production
companies
Rai Cinema
La Talee
Stemal Entertainment
Distributed bySacher Distribuzione
Release dates
  • 11 February 2012 (2012-02-11) (Berlin)
  • 2 March 2012 (2012-03-02) (Italy)
Running time
75 minutes[1]
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Caesar Must Die (Italian: Cesare deve morire) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival[2] where it won the Golden Bear.[3][4] The film is set in Rebibbia Prison (suburb of Rome), and follows convicts in their rehearsals ahead of a prison performance of Julius Caesar.[3]

  1. ^ "Caesar Must Die". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Press Release, 9th Jan". berlinale.de. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award". BBC News. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Prizes of the International Jury 2012". Berlinale. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2012.