William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Based on	Julius Caesar 1599 play by William Shakespeare
Produced by	John Houseman
Starring	Marlon Brando James Mason Louis Calhern John Gielgud Edmond O'Brien Greer Garson Deborah Kerr
Cinematography	Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C.
Edited by	John Dunning, A.C.E.
Music by	Miklos Rozsa
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's, Inc.
Release date	June 3, 1953 (1953-06-03)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2 million[1]
Box office	$3.9 million

Julius Caesar (billed on-screen as William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar) is a 1953 American film adaptation of the Shakespearean play, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by John Houseman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Marlon Brando as Mark Antony, James Mason as Brutus, Louis Calhern as Caesar, John Gielgud as Cassius, Edmond O'Brien as Casca, Greer Garson as Calpurnia, and Deborah Kerr as Portia.

The film 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.