DramaHistory

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

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Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

Release Date : 1908-12-01

Language :No Language

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Vitagraph Company of America

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Charles Kent

Character Name : Julius Caesar

Original Name : Charles Kent

Gender : Male

William Shea

Character Name : First Citizen

Original Name : William Shea

Gender : Male

Maurice Costello

Character Name :

Original Name : Maurice Costello

Gender : Male

Florence Lawrence

Character Name : Calpurnia

Original Name : Florence Lawrence

Gender : Female

William V. Ranous

Character Name : Gaius Cassius

Original Name : William V. Ranous

Gender : Male

Paul Panzer

Character Name :

Original Name : Paul Panzer

Gender : Male

Earle Williams

Character Name : Marcus Brutus

Original Name : Earle Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-07

I dare say Shakespearian purists will be abhorred by the very idea of condensing "Julius Caesar" into fifteen scenes for a run time of twelve minutes, but this is actually quite a decently staged and watchable précis of just what happened to the Dictator of Rome leading up to and following the Ides of March. It's all a bit chaotic and half the time the actors seem still to be rehearsing, but it does venture out of doors towards the end and the ensemble effort does convey some slight semblance of the perilousness of the history - even if it's clearly the same folk walking in and out of shot each time - just in different costumes. The inter-titles on the version I saw were in German, but that made little difference - good or bad - as if you don't know this story by now then the hammy antics of Charles Kent (Caesar) and Earle Williams (Brutus) probably won't encourage you to seek elaboration. This is worth a watch, though.