SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Brutus Julius Caesar

Synopsis

An abbreviated version of the play. Ball finds the picture disappointing, commenting on the poorly handled crowd scenes, unnecessary invented action, and primitive photography and acting.

Country

Italy

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1909

Duration

10 mins; 875 feet

Credits

Director

Giovanni Pastrone

Producer

Louis Albert

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Julius Caesar

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The copy in the BFI National Archive is incomplete at 875ft and has English titles. Ball (op cit) details the ten scenes. The copy in Cineteca Del Comune Di Bologna has French titles.

Reviews

Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p. 98-101, 327).

Production Company

Name

Itala

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Name

Cineteca Del Comune Di Bologna

Email

cinetecasegretaria@comune.bologna.it

Web

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Phone

39-051 219 4820

Fax

39-051 219 4821

Address

Via Riva Di Reno 72
40122
Bologna
Italy