Julius Caesar

Synopsis
A modern dress television production of Julius Caesar directed by Paul Nickell with Philip Bourneuf as Antony.
Series
Westinghouse Studio One
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Transmission details
6 Mar 1949 at 19:00 (Channel: CBS)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Paul Nickell
Producer
Worthington Miner
Writer
William Shakespeare
Production Design
Richard Rychtarick
Adaptor for Television
Worthington Miner
Cast
William PostJulius Caesar
Philip BourneufMark Antony
Joseph SilverDecius Brutus
John O’ShaugnessyCaius Cassius
Charlton HestonCinna
Emmett RogersMetellus Cimber
Robert KeithMarcus Brutus
Ruth FordCalphurnia
Vaughan TaylorCasca

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Historical period
1940s
Plays
Julius Caesar
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The play is available within the DVD STUDIO ONE ANTHOLOGY (released 2008, region 1 only) .
History
The play was re-staged and shown again on Studio One on 1 May 1949 with Richard Hart replacing Philip Bourneuf as Antony.
Reviews
Jack Gould, New York Times (13 March 1949, X13). The review praised the conception and execution of the production, proclaiming it to be ‘the most exciting television yet seen on the home screen - a magnificently bold, imaginative, and independent achievement’. Gould shrewdly noted that the televising ‘went to the heart of video’s needs, which is to make a picture, not to take one’.

Production Company

Name

CBS Television

Sponsor

Name

Westinghouse Electronic Corporation

Archive

Name

Paley Center for Media

Web
http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(212) 621-6600
Address
25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA
Notes
Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web
http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37295 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)