Julius Caesar

Synopsis
Video recording by Theatre on Film & Stage (TOFT) of the production of Julius Caesar directed by Michael Langham and produced by Joseph Papp. Sonny Jim Gaines as Caesar and Jaime Sanchez as Mark Antony lead an all-black cast.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
31 Mar 1979
Duration
144 mins

Credits

Director
Michael Langham
Producer
Joseph Papp
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Stanley Silverman
Cast
Sonny Jim GainesJulius Caesar
Jaime SanchezMark Antony
Count StovallDecius Brutus
Gylan KainCaius Cassius
Mary AlicePortia
Arthur FrenchFlavius
Arthur FrenchLepidus
Ben, Jr HalleyDardanius
Clark MorganPublius
Count StovallLucilius
Earle HymanCicero
Francisco PradoArtemidorus
Francisco PradoVolumnius
Frank AbuSoothsayer
Jay FernandezTrebonius
Miriam ColonCalphurnia
Morgan FreemanCasca
Norman MatlockMurellus
Norman MatlockStrato
Peter Francis JamesOctavius Caesar
ReynoLucius
Robert ChristianCinna the Poet
Robert ChristianMetellus Cimber
Roscoe OrmanMarcus Brutus
Tucker SmallwoodTitinius
Tucker SmallwoodCinna

Additional Details

Theatre
Anspacher Theatre, New York, NY
Theatre company
Black Shakespeare Ensemble
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
Julius Caesar
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Black actors; New York Shakespeare Festival

Notes

Reviews
Michael Goldman, ‘Papp and Pacino in New York City’ Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Summer, 1980), pp. 192-195.

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email
toft@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
Phone
+ 1 (212) 870-1642
Fax
(212) 8701868
Address
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68217 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)