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Julius Caesar
Directed by Enrico Guazzoni
Written by Raffaele Giovagnoli
Based on Julius Caesar
1599 play
by William Shakespeare
Produced byEnrico Guazzoni
Starring
Production
company
Distributed bySocietà Italiana Cines
Release date
  • November 1914 (1914-11)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesSilent
Italian intertitles

Julius Caesar (Italian:Giulio Cesare) is a 1914 Italian silent historical film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Amleto Novelli, Bruto Castellani and Pina Menichelli. Taking minor inspiration from William Shakespeare's 1599 play of the same title, the film portrays the events leading up to the assassination of Julius Caesar. In the wake of Guazzoni's internationally successful Quo Vadis it was produced on an epic scale, including vast sets recreating Ancient Rome and more than 20,000 extras. [1]

Plot summary

Cast

References

  1. ^ Moliterno p.158

Bibliography

  • Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julius Caesar
Directed by Enrico Guazzoni
Written by Raffaele Giovagnoli
Based on Julius Caesar
1599 play
by William Shakespeare
Produced byEnrico Guazzoni
Starring
Production
company
Distributed bySocietà Italiana Cines
Release date
  • November 1914 (1914-11)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesSilent
Italian intertitles

Julius Caesar (Italian:Giulio Cesare) is a 1914 Italian silent historical film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Amleto Novelli, Bruto Castellani and Pina Menichelli. Taking minor inspiration from William Shakespeare's 1599 play of the same title, the film portrays the events leading up to the assassination of Julius Caesar. In the wake of Guazzoni's internationally successful Quo Vadis it was produced on an epic scale, including vast sets recreating Ancient Rome and more than 20,000 extras. [1]

Plot summary

Cast

References

  1. ^ Moliterno p.158

Bibliography

  • Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links



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