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 Newman Marcus 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)