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Caesar Must Die
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2012 film by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
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Caesar Must Die is an Italian black-and-white film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The screenplay was written by the Taviani brothers, with production by Grazia Volpi and music by Giuliano Taviani. The film is based on William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and was filmed in Rome. It is categorized as a documentary, drama, docudrama, and prison film.
The plot follows inmates at a prison in Rome as they rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare’s play. The film has a runtime of 76 minutes and was released in 2012. It has received a rating of 7.3 from 7022 votes on IMDb and an average vote of 7.266 from 160 votes on TMDb.
The film won the Golden Bear and the David di Donatello for Best Film and Best Director. It was also nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Director, the Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the European Film Award for Best Director. The movie was recognized in the Golden Bear collection and distributed via video on demand.
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Film · TMDB
7.3Inmates at a prison in Rome rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Cast
- Giovanni Arcuri as Cesare
- Cosimo Rega as Cassio
- Salvatore Striano as Bruto
- Antonio Frasca as Marcantonio
- J. Dario Bonetti as Decio
- Vincenzo Gallo as Lucio
Themes
- prisoner
- social documentary
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
- Screenplay by
- Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
- Based on
- Julius Caesar , by William Shakespeare
- Produced by
- Grazia Volpi
- Starring
- Salvatore Striano, Cosimo Rega, Giovanni Arcuri, Antonio Frasca
- Cinematography
- Simone Zampagni
- Edited by
- Roberto Perpignani
- Music by
- Giuliano Taviani , Carmelo Travia
- Production companies
- Rai Cinema , La Talee, Stemal Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Sacher Distribuzione
- Release dates
- 11 February 2012 ( 2012-02-11 ) ( Berlin ) 2 March 2012 ( 2012-03-02 ) (Italy)
- Running time
- 75 minutes
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 25th European Film Awards
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Based on
- Julius Caesar
- Director
- Paolo Taviani
- Screenwriter
- Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
- Composer
- Giuliano Taviani
- Production company
- Rai Cinema
- Filming location
- Rome
- Duration
- 76
- FilmAffinity ID
- 698708
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Cesare deve morire
- publication date
- 2013-08-29
- film editor
- Roberto Perpignani
- after a work by
- William Shakespeare
- color
- black-and-white
- executive producer
- Donatella Palermo
- review score
- 77/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Caesar Must Die (Italian: Cesare deve morire) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. The film is set in Rebibbia Prison (suburb of Rome), and follows convicts in their rehearsals ahead of a prison performance of Julius Caesar.
Cast
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