 Its previous DVD release, which was pan-and-scanned rather than letterboxed, had been harshly criticized, and several other DVD reviewers also disparaged the film.John Gielgud played Cassius in the 1953 film version of "Julius Caesar", directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.Charlton Heston had played Mark Antony once before, in an earlier film version of "Julius Caesar", made in Chicago in 1950.