O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever livèd in the tide of times.
Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy —
Which, like dumb mouths, do ope their ruby lips
To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue —
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men.
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy.
Blood and destruction shall be so in use,
And dreadful objects so familiar,
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quartered with the hands of war,
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds.
And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side, come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines, with a monarch's voice
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war,
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.

"Look what they did to my boy!"

Even with Shakespeare Brando was simply at another level.

I don't care what anyone says but Brando was the greatest actor in American film history. His range is phenomenal. He can play Marc Antony. He can play Don Corleone. He can play Stanley Kowolski. He can play Emiiano Zapata. He can play Terry Malloy. He can play Jor El. Hell, he even sang as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. Don't know of many actors today with this kind of range. And mind you, he didn't transition from one genre to the other, he made all these movies in the same era unlike Tom Hanks, who is brilliant, who got his start in goofball comedy then transitioned into drama. Brando did it all at the same time.

Brando looks like a Roman statue. He definitely has the blood of Romulus and Remus in his veins.

I had read "Cry havoc, let slip the dogs of war" many times. But I realised I never understood it until I heard Brando say it. That's the power of a good actor that can put the meaning in their words.

"Cassius is a pimp. He never could've outfought Caesar. But I didn't know until this day that it was Brutus all along."

The master at work. A thespian powerhouse at the peak of his craft.

Greatest depiction of Marc Antony… a man who could set the world on fire and yet still have the humility to honour his friends..🙂

Still unmatched.

shakespeare was one helluva writer, that dialogue stands by itself, even before a great actor gets their mouth on it

Anyone who witnessed this scene as it was being filmed would testify that the astounded movie crew burst into applause at the end of Brando's "dogs of war" speech.  How often does that happen?

The intensity is what grabs me, just raw, powerful presence. Epic.

Good lord what a brilliant performance.  The way he moves from mourning to deep rage, all building up to the crescendo of that rage exploding through the "Cry 'Havoc' " line , is just perfect.

Imppecable delivery! Totally in the zone.

It's a true testament to Marlon Brando that this scene, which he delivered almost 70 years ago, is still so powerful as to be impressive today.  Generally, when I think of Brando, I think of his portrayal of Vito Corleone, but he truly was a gifted & versatile actor.

Brando truly was a great actor. His funeral oration is a masterwork. I have never seen better and I doubt I ever shall.

Brando when he was in his prime was pfp the greatest to ever do it

When he was motivated and cared about a role, there was no one better than Brando. He was one of the greatest actors of his generation.

Marlon. Fucking. BRANDO. In my favourite performance he's ever done. Thank you, Marlon.