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Julius Caesar [dvd] / by William Shakespeare ; an Illuminations/Royal Shakespeare Company production for BBC ; producer, John Wyver ; director, Gregory Doran.

Contributor(s): Doran, Gregory | Wyver, John | Joseph, Paterson | Kissoon, Jeffrey | Nri, Cyril | Fearon, Ray | Andoh, Adjoa | Ogbomo, Ann | Jeremiah, Ivanno | Royal Shakespeare Company | Illuminations (Firm) | British Broadcasting Corporation. Television ServicePublication details: [London] : Illuminations, 2012. Description: 1 videodisc (191 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inContained works: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius CaesarSubject(s): Caesar, Julius -- Drama | Caesar, Julius -- Assassination -- Drama | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations | Heads of state -- Drama | Television plays | Rome -- History -- 53-44 B.C. -- DramaLOC classification: DVD: JULIProduction credits: Cinematographer, Steve Lawes ; Original music by Tayo Akinbode.Cast: Paterson Joseph, Jeffrey Kissoon, Cyril Nri, Ray Fearon, Ivanno Jeremiah, Adjoa Andoh, Ann Ogbomo.Summary: "A fast-moving thriller about a struggle for democracy, William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is also a love story between two men united by an explosive act of political violence. Based on the Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed stage production, Gregory Doran's film for BBC Television sets the action in post-independence Africa. With echos of the recent overthrow of dictators during the 'Arab Spring', the production explores the implications of political assassination and the unpredictability of its aftermath." -- Container.
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"Shot on locations and also in the RSC's theatre in Stratford." -- Container.

Originally broadcast on the BBC in 2012.

Special features: The making of Julius Caesar ; More Shakespeare on DVD.

Cinematographer, Steve Lawes ; Original music by Tayo Akinbode.

Paterson Joseph, Jeffrey Kissoon, Cyril Nri, Ray Fearon, Ivanno Jeremiah, Adjoa Andoh, Ann Ogbomo.

"A fast-moving thriller about a struggle for democracy, William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is also a love story between two men united by an explosive act of political violence. Based on the Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed stage production, Gregory Doran's film for BBC Television sets the action in post-independence Africa. With echos of the recent overthrow of dictators during the 'Arab Spring', the production explores the implications of political assassination and the unpredictability of its aftermath." -- Container.

DVD ; PAL, Region 0, widescreen.

In English with English subtitles.