Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Director: Giovanni Pastrone
Production Company: Itala-Film
1909 | Italy | B&W | 13min | 35mm | Silent with French Intertitles & English Interpretation

Films started to get longer in 1909, taking strides towards the eventual feature length. The longer length also prompted European directors to start adapting classical novels. Julius Caesar is an Italian adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, condensing the story by sharing it between Caesar and Brutus.

Screening Courtesy of Cineteca di Bologna


Date Time Venue
20/12/2009 (Sun) 2:30pm Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive

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