Orson Welles adapted Julius Caesar by Shakespeare into a modern-dress bare-stage play.
He is remembered for his innovative work in all three : in theatre , most notably Caesar -LRB- 1937 -RRB- , a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar ; in radio , the legendary 1938 broadcast `` The War of the Worlds '' ; and in film , Citizen Kane -LRB- 1941 -RRB- , consistently ranked as one of the all-time greatest films .	1941	14th Academy Awards	Citizen Kane	Citizen Kane	Caesar	Caesar (Mercury Theatre)	Broadway	Broadway theater	William Shakespeare	William Shakespeare	Julius Caesar	Julius Caesar (play)	The War of the Worlds	The War of the Worlds	all-time greatest films	List of films considered the best
Caesar is the title of Orson Welles 's innovative 1937 adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar , a modern-dress bare-stage production that evoked comparison to contemporary Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany .	Orson Welles	Orson Welles	William Shakespeare	William Shakespeare	Julius Caesar	Julius Caesar (play)	Fascist	Fascism	Nazi Germany	Nazi Germany
