Julius Caesar (1953) - Mark Antony's Forum speech (starring Marlon Brando)

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Mark Antony's Forum speech (starring Marlon Brando) in 1953' "sword-and-sandal" movie "Julius Caesar".

[parthibbiswas]

Antony: I'm gonna give them a speech they can't *refuse*

[ultimous]

Antony: "Look at how they massacred my boy"

[ANKITYADAV-nvwv]

I get a feeling that brutus isn't an honourable man

[MarcoAGJ]

And I see that as of now 27 people have thumbed down one of the greatest monologues in history. But I shall not blame them, no I shall not. Each and every one of them are surely honorable men, all of them.

[VallaMusic]

never feels like Brando is reciting Shakespeare, rather that he is speaking naturally and directly from the heart

[Jenjen-qceq]

Brando looks just like those Roman statues.

[flooh]

One of the best monologue and Shakespeare’s interpretation of all time. Who’s watching Brando in 2024 ?

[MatthewChenault]

Out of all of Shakespeare’s plays, Mark Antony’s speech has to be one of the most emotionally moving monologues ever written and to ever be recited.

[johncalendo]

I love the stealth of this speech. The assassins know that the crowd loves Mark Antony and if Mark Antony, who was a friend of Caesar, makes a speech condemning the crimes of Caesar, the assassins, and the murder itself, will find favor. Instead, Mark Antony turns the speech around, and each time he refers to the assassins as “honorable men” he is holding them up as the opposite. Here, for once, is irony not in the service of humor.

[michalkatec.]

As an 8th grader, I got placed in a freshman English class (long story). Instead of Romeo and Juliet, we read Julius Caesar.
I missed the day the teacher assigned who was reading what, and he gave me Mark Antony. I thought this character barely spoke and that’s why he was given to me.
And then i saw this three page speech and I think a part of me died

[mustafakhalfi]

The greatest speech delivered by the greatest actor.

[woobbryant]

His delivery of "ambition should be made of sterner stuff" is perfect. Just one of so many great moments from this speech.

[helens]

Came here for an English assignment, stayed for incredible acting

[romanclay]

The way Brando reads the speech is atypical. One example is how there is no pause between, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me you ears." That's Brando's genius.

[romanclay]

Brando's mother, Dodie Pennebaker Brando, was active in community theater in Omaha. She was passionate about Shakespeare. "You haven't done anything until you've done Shakespeare" was something she had said for years. When Brando was offered Mark Antony, he took it, prepared for it with his mother's critiques and in the end, it was his gift to her. As a friend said, "He kept her inside of himself, always."

[mossymoose]

Brando’s acting is unmatched. Watching him act against the other actors in this scene is night and day, and he bought so much realism to his performances.

[brendonbasiga]

My God, Brando was astounding! Yes, I agree. This is one of, if not, the greatest monologues in cinematic history.

[saintricardo]

He actually sounds like he's in a plaza. And this is probably how you talk to masses without a mic

[LPJack]

RIP Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004), aged 80
You will always be remembered as a legend.

[psychotictactoe]

You know you are a master at your art when Olivier says you're a genius.