Caesar is a television mini-series about the life of Julius Caesar. It is a dramatization of the life of Julius Caesar through 82 BC to his death in 44 BC. The film stars Jeremy Sisto in the title role of Caesar together with Richard Harris,Christopher Walken,Valeria Golino,Chris Noth and Pamela Bowen.It is mostly historically accurate and being one of the last two films of the legendary actor,Richard Harris being released in the year of his death.It was directed by Uli Edel, and written by Peter Pruce and Craig Warner. Caesar is an ambitious, four-hour miniseries of TNT that tells the story of the Roman general-turned-emperor Julius Caesar.It traces his rise to prominence as a brilliant military tactician; his complex relationships with his mentor General Pompey and his second wife Calpurnia; his ideological battles with Senator Cato, who advocates democracy over Caesar's dictatorial ambitions; and his bloody and inevitable murder at the hands of former friends and allies. Taking some dramatic license with the facts, it is basically sympathetic to its subject, although Caesar is depicted as a flawed man, both physically and morally. Giving Caesar points for being fundamentally honorable, in full possession of his faculties, and possessing the "common touch" with the Roman citizenry, the TV movie does not shrink away from the man's violent epileptic seizures, his megalomania, his casually calculated cruelties, and his bigamous relationship with Egyptian queen Cleopatra.However, the miniseries downplays his notorious bisexuality.Caesar is a delight from beginning to end.It tells one man's story with energy and vitality.Also,it was obviously a big budget TV production that the battle scenes were shot with remarkable accuracy.Aside from the scenes mentioned,the it tries to be accurate to detail as it covers many aspects in the life of the Roman dictator.The cast was also brilliant in this TV movie as well.Overall,it was a pleasure to view Caesar as it was both entertaining and informative.

I saw this movie in Latin class because of its relevancy to Roman culture. Some of the facts of Caesar's life are left out or out of order, but that's understandable because the movie was made to hold attention. One of Caesar's wives is not in the movie, but that doesn't affect the plot very much if you aren't a Caesar buff. If you are a historian, this movie may not impress you much. However, I would definitely recommend seeing it. The action and costumes are great. It is actually a good visual of the clothing Romans wore. Plus..the actors are very good looking. =]Hope you enjoy it!

Having been obsessed by Cato the Younger for many years, I received my M.Phil from Oxford with my thesis: Cato the Younger: The Beginnings of his Political Career in the 60s BCE, and my PH.D on: Cato the Younger - Myth and Reality, I was apprehensive about watching this film. However, Christopher Walken was excellent in his portrayal of Cato the Younger. Shunning the more Ciceronian approach, the main thrust of the character was to warn against any individual assuming extraordinary power, in the first instance, Pompey, and much later in the film, Caesar. The warnings of Cato were well acknowledged by the Senate (contrary to the film) and indeed, his influence caused the Senate to refuse Caesar the opportunity to return to Rome as a free citizen, e.g. numerous individuals, including Cato, said that they would prosecute Caesar for his illegal activities whilst consul in 59 BCE. Regardless of the historical inaccuracies in this film (and there are many), nevertheless Walken's performance of Cato is what made this film excellent in my view.

Just as I expected, the film contains tons of factual errors but I won't go into all that. I just want to get past that and fast.The biggest problem (and the reason I'm writing this) is the main leading actor. First of all, he doesn't physically look like the man he is supposed to. Secondly, his behavior is very timid and cautious. This guy doesn't have the elegance and determination that the dictator had. No sign of the genius. Why for the love of coffee was he cast?! Also, he is being portrayed as modern man with modern values so that the modern audience could relate to him easily.I guess it's because the movie makers need the money and audience is money. The other possibility is that they simply have not known what they were dealing with here. As this is a movie about one particular man, the main character is the single most important thing. I just can't recognize him from this product. These historical movies offer false history and many many people will live in lies because of these. It's a pity.