Julius Caesar (1950 film)

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name = Julius Caesar


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director = David Bradley
producer = David Bradley
writer = David Bradley
William Shakespeare
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starring = Harold Tasker
Charlton Heston
David Bradley
Theodore Cloak
Mary Sefton Darr
music = Chuck Zornig
cinematography = Louis McMahon
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distributor = Brandon Films Inc.
released = March, 1950
runtime = 106 min
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0042622

"Julius Caesar" (1950) is a film adaptation of the Shakespeare play "Julius Caesar". It was produced and directed by David Bradley using actors from the Chicago area. Charlton Heston, who had known Bradley since his youth, and who was establishing himself in television and theater in New York, played Mark Antony. He was the only paid cast member. Bradley himself played Brutus, and Harold Tasker had the title role. Bradley recruited drama students from his alma mater Northwestern University for bit parts and extras, one of whom was future Hollywood star Jeffrey Hunter.

The 16 mm film was shot in 1949 on locations in the Chicago area, including Soldier Field, the Museum of Science and Industry, the [http://www.elks.org/memorial Elks National Veterans Memorial] , and the Field Museum. The Indiana sand dunes on Lake Michigan were used for the Battle of Philippi. One indoor set was built in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. To save money, about eighty percent of the film was shot silently, with the dialogue dubbed in later by the actors.

After its premiere in Evanston in 1950, the film had only limited showings in the United States, mainly in schools, until it played at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 1951, opened in New York City in late 1952, and tied for first place at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1953. On the basis of a private screening in Hollywood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired Bradley as a directing intern in 1950.

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