Summary
A drama about power, assassination, and revenge in ancient Rome. Without a clear-cut hero or villian, the play presents range of historical personalities as complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another and themselves.Additional Information
Subjects |
Caesar, Julius
-- Drama.
Brutus, Marcus Junius, -- 85 B.C.?-42 B.C. -- Drama. Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations. Political ethics -- Drama. Conspiracy -- Drama. Rome -- History -- 53-44 B.C. -- Drama. Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C. -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Tragedies. |
Publisher | New York :Ambrose Video Pub.,2000 |
Other Titles | Shakespeare plays (Television program) Julius Caesar. |
Contributors |
Messina, Cedric.
Wise, Herbert. Gray, Charles D., 1928-2000. Michell, Keith. Pasco, Richard. Collings, David, 1940-2020. McKenna, Virginia, 1931- Spriggs, Elizabeth. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. Time-Life Television. Ambrose Video Publishing. |
Participants/Performers |
Charles Gray (Julius Caesar), Keith Michell (Marcus Antonius), Richard Pasco (Marcus Brutus), David Collings (Cassius), Virginia McKenna (Portia), Elizabeth Spriggs (Calphurnia). |
Other Contributors |
Designer, Tony Abbott; costume designer, Odette Barrow; music, Mike Steer. |
Language |
English In English with optional English subtitles. |
Notes |
Originally produced as a segment in the television series The Shakespeare plays in 1978. Container incorrectly states DVD includes PC/Mac downloadable script. |
System Details |
DVD; digitally remastered. |
Description |
1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |