Assassination of Julius Caesar (March 15, 44bc)

Synopsis
A US drama series re-enacting major historical events and covering them as current news stories. This episode concerns March 15, 44BC when Julius Caesar was assassinated; Paul Newman is Brutus in the persuasion scene (II i). The reporter is Walter Cronkite.
Series
You Are There
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Transmission details
8 Mar 1953 at 18:30 (Channel: CBS)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Director
Sidney Lumet
Producer
Charles W. Dozier
Writer
Arnold Schulman
Contributor
Walter Cronkite
Cast
Paul NewmanMarcus Brutus

Additional Details

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

Notes

General
The three key writers who created the show -- Abraham Polonsky, Arnold Manoff, and Walter Bernstein - were blacklisted by the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities. Not able to work officially on the programme, they submitted their scripts through "fronts."
History
Season 1, episode 6

Production Company

Name

CBS News

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

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.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Assassination of Julius Caesar (March 15, 44bc)". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70931 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)