Julius Caesar (1970 film)

Julius Caesar
U.S. film poster
Directed by	Stuart Burge
Written by	Robert Furnival
Based on	Julius Caesar 1599 play by William Shakespeare
Produced by	Peter Snell
Starring	Charlton Heston Jason Robards John Gielgud Richard Johnson Robert Vaughn Richard Chamberlain Diana Rigg Christopher Lee Jill Bennett
Cinematography	Kenneth Higgins
Edited by	Eric Boyd-Perkins
Music by	Michael J. Lewis
Production company	Commonwealth United
Distributed by	Commonwealth United (U.K.) American International Pictures (U.S.)
Release dates	20 February 1970 (1970-02-20) (Tokyo premiere) 4 June 1970 (1970-06-04) (U.K.) 3 February 1971 (1971-02-03) (U.S.)
Running time	116 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States[1]
Language	English

Julius Caesar is a 1970 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Stuart Burge. It stars Charlton Heston as Mark Antony, Jason Robards as Brutus, Richard Johnson as Cassius, John Gielgud as Caesar, Robert Vaughn as Casca, Richard Chamberlain as Octavius, and Diana Rigg as Portia.^[2] It was an independent production of Commonwealth United Entertainment, filmed in England and Spain. It is the first film version of the play made in colour.