Bruto (Original)
1911
Alternative Titles
Brutus (Alternative)
BFI identifier
24947For further information on how to access the film and associated materials, check the Notes on the Print under the Technical tab.
Synopsis
Brutus, who has been brought up as a son by Julius Caesar, is pursuaded by Cassio to conspire against him. Despite warnings by his wife, Caesar goes to the Senate, where he is murdered by the conspirators. After the funeral, the people of Rome rise up and throw the conspirators out. Brutus manages to escape to the East where he amasses an army. Mark Anthony is sent with a legion to combat him. The night before the battle at Filippi Brutus is visited by Caesar's ghost. The next day he is defeated in battle and commits suicide. (NFA Catalogue)
- Production Country: Italy
- Production Company: Cines
- BFI Category: Fiction
- Source: N/A
Cast
Amleto Novelli (Mark Antony)
Gastone Monaldi (Brutus)
Augusto Mastripietri (Julius Caesar)
Emilio Ghione (Cassius)
Angelo Gallina
Credits
Director: Enrico Guazzoni
Production Company: Cines
Adaptation: Ferruccio Sacerdoti
Based on The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by: William Shakespeare
Film Technical Information
- Original Length: 362 m
- Length of BFI Viewing Print: N/A
- Support: Non-Viewable Master
- Black and White
- Format: 35 mm , MOV
Comments on the print:
Analysis pending alongside other films about Julius Caesar and Brutus.
Source for original length: 362 m. BFI print length: not yet available. Cineteca del Friuli holds a 16 mm print which is slightly more complete towards the end of the film. It may be a dupe of the BFI nitrate. The film is currently being restored by the BFI as part of a project on Early Colour funded by the Film Foundation.