The assassination that launched a thousand Shakespeare essays—and one very sweaty toga party.
The play by William Shakespeare.
Acting
Frank Finlay's Brutus—anxious, noble, absolutely losing it.
Direction
Alan Bridges stages the Senate like a pressure cooker.
Writing
It's Shakespeare, darling. The dialogue slaps.
Director
Alan Bridges
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1969 TV adaptation arrived during political assassinations worldwide—resonance absolutely intentional.
Edward Woodward (Cassius) later became The Equalizer; here he's decidedly less equalizing.
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