TV SERIES · 2002– · NETHERLANDS
Julius Caesar
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- #001
Julius Caesar was the last film or television appearance of actor Richard Harris.
- #002
A replica of the Forum Romanum was built for Julius Caesar at a cost of three and a half million dollars.
- #003
Heino Ferch spent five hours a day in makeup and wardrobe to transform into Vercingetorix.
- #004
Jeremy Sisto is one of the few Italian actors capable of playing Julius Caesar. Although Julius Caesar was Roman/Italian by nationality, he has been portrayed by British actors in various films, television programs and other media depictions.
- #005
Julius Caesar was one of three films released in the year actor Richard Harris died. The other titles were The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).
- #006
Chris Noth had previously shared the lead on Law & Order (1990) from 1990 to 1995, and would later reprise his role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) from 2005 to 2008. Jeremy Sisto would later share the lead on Law and Order from 2007 to 2010. The two never shared a scene.
- #007
The miniseries was nominated for 2 Prime Time Emmy Awards in 2004, including Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, but the production did not win in either category.
- #008
More than two thousand handmade costumes were produced for the production.
- #009
The Roman City built in Malta was approximately ten thousand square meters in size.
- #010
The average daily number of extras and background artists during filming was around eight hundred.
- #011
The production was filmed over a period of more than three months.
- #012
A stuntman was seriously injured during the show after falling from a 20 ft high ladder when he missed the cardboard boxes.
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