Julius Caesar was directed by American director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11 , 1909 -- February 5 , 1993 ) was an American film director , screenwriter , and producer . Julius Caesar is a 1953 epic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare , directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz , who also wrote the uncredited screenplay , and produced by John Houseman .