UK, USA, 11 February 1979
161m 42s
videotape, colour, 4:3
mono, English
A British/American fantasy television adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare and directed by Herbert Wise. It was repeated in five parts as part of the English series for schools series between 15 January and 12 February 1980.
Credits
Crew
Director: Herbert Wise
BBC, Time-Life Films
Producer: Cedric Messina
Based on the Play by: William Shakespeare
Script Editor: Alan Shallcross
Series Title Music: William Walton
Costume Designer: Odette Barrow
Make-up: Jean Steward
Designer: Tony Abbott
Fight Arranger: William Hobbs
Cast
Keith Michell (Marcus Antonius)
Richard Pasco (Marcus Brutus)
David Collings (Cassius)
Charles Gray (Julius Caesar)
Virginia McKenna (Portia)
Alan Thompson (first citizen)
Leo Dolan (second citizen)
Jon Laurimore (Flavius)
John Sterland (Marullus)
Sam Dastor (Casca)
Elizabeth Spriggs (Calphurnia)
Ronald Forfar (soothsayer)
Manning Wilson (Cicero)
Darien Angadi (Cinna)
Jonathan Scott-Taylor (Lucius)
Alexander Davion (Decius Brutus)
Roger Bizley (Metellus Cimber)
William Simons (Trebonius)
Anthony Dawes (Lagarius)
Michael Cogan (Caesar’s servant)
Noël Johnson (Publius)
Patrick Marley (Artemidorus)
Terence Conoley (Popilus)
Tom Kelly (Cladius/Antony’s servant)
Johnny Wade (third citizen/first soldier)
Jack Elliott (Octavius, Caesar’s servant/messenger)
David Henry (fourth citizen/second soldier)
John Tordoff (Cinna, the poet)
Garrick Hagon (Octavius Caesar)
Roy Spencer (Lepidus)
Andrew Hilton (Lucilius)
Leonard Preston (Titinius)
Robert Oates (Pindarus)
Reginald Jessup (poet)
Brian Coburn (Messala)
Michael Greatorex (Varro)
Philip York (young Cato)
Maurice Thorogood (Strato)
Nicholas Gecks (Volumnius)
Christopher Good (Clitus)
Michael Jenkinson (Dardanius)
References
Periodicals
- British National Film Catalogue vol.18 (1980) p.81
- Broadcast no.994 (19 February 1979) pp.6-7 – review (by Bernard Davies)
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.255 no.21 (14 February 1979) p.10
- Radio Times vol.222 no.2883 (10 February 1979) p.62
- Television Today 9 November 1978 p.19
