Claim: Julius Caesar was directed by American director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Evidence: 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.
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz -LRB- February 11 , 1909 -- February 5 , 1993 -RRB- was an American film director , screenwriter , and producer.