Julius Caesar

He was the greatest military commander of antiquity, a gifted demagogue, and a ruthless power politician, but also a passionate lover who took every risk for the women in his life: Director Uli Edel tells the incredible life story of Julius Caesar up to his assassination in 44 B.C. in an epic masterpiece, lavishly produced at filming locations in Malta and Bulgaria, featuring an international star cast: Alongside Richard Harris and Christopher Walken, Heino Ferch appears as the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix.

Caesar's rise to sole ruler of the Roman Empire lasted almost a quarter of a century. As a general, he conquered Gaul and led his troops to the British Isles. In Rome, it was first the ruthless tyrant Sulla, and later the scheming nobles Crassus and Pompey, who stood in the way of his ambitious plans. The emperor was married three times before he found the love of his life in the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. However, this union was also doomed, as the disempowered senators in Rome were already preparing a new conspiracy...