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Shakespeare, La mort de Jules César
Also known as Shakespeare Writing “Julius Caesar” in the USA
(1907) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Georges Méliès

Cast: Georges Méliès

Méliès Star-Film production. / Produced by Georges Méliès. From the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / The film was released in the USA as Shakespeare Writing “Julius Caesar” (at 344 feet) by Kleine Optical Company on 2 November 1907; © 25 October 1907 by Georges Méliès [H102224].

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616)

Listing updated: 6 October 2009.

References: Ball-Shakespeare p. 96a; Fell-History p. 42; Smith-Epic p. xv : Website-AFI.