Deborah Kerr as Portia

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Deborah Kerr as Portia refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of Brutus’s devoted and perceptive wife in the 1953 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf acting performance
film character portrayal
appearsInWork Julius Caesar (1953 film) NERFINISHED
basedOnCharacterFrom Julius Caesar (play) NERFINISHED
characterCreatedBy William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
characterFamily Portia, daughter of Cato the Younger NERFINISHED
characterRelation wife of Brutus
characterTrait devoted
perceptive
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed performance
distributionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
filmDirector Joseph L. Mankiewicz NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white film
filmGenre Shakespearean adaptation
historical drama film
filmProducer John Houseman NERFINISHED
filmStudio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
languageOfPerformance English
medium film
narrativeFunction illustrates Brutus’s private life and inner conflict
notableCoStar James Mason as Brutus
John Gielgud as Cassius NERFINISHED
Marlon Brando as Mark Antony NERFINISHED
performedBy Deborah Kerr NERFINISHED
portrays Portia NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
setInHistoricalPeriod ancient Rome NERFINISHED
sourceMaterial Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
yearOfFilmRelease 1953

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Julius Caesar (1953 film) characterPortrayed Deborah Kerr as Portia