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Subgenre Sampler
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
- Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, John Gielgud… - Orson Welles' late–career masterpiece in which one of the Bard's great supporting characters Falstaff is given his due through a series of…
Othello (1965)
- Dir. Stuart Burge
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Derek Jacobi, Maggie Smith… - Laurence Olivier transposes his stage performance of Othello for the screen with able supporting cast.
Hamlet (1964)- Dir. Grigori Kozintsev
Feat. Innokenti Smoktunovsky - The legendary Russian version of Shakespeare's play, which visually at least, stands as the greatest yet. Staged amidst the massive battlements of…
Hamlet (1964)- Dir. Bill Colleran, John Gielgud
Feat. Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn - Highly successful Richard Burton Broadway production of "Hamlet", deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of…
Bad Sleep Well, The (1960)- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune - A contemporary gangster saga that uses a Hamlet–esque narrative to indict corporate and political corruption. Government officials were not…
Throne of Blood (1957)- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura - Kurosawa transposes MacBeth into a Samurai setting and the result justifies his reputation. Nothing short of an awesome spectacle Shakespeare himself…
Richard III (1955)- Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson - Laurence Olivier's third cinematic translation of Shakespeare both as actor and director. His performance borders on high camp as the twisted 15th…
Romeo and Juliet (1954)- Dir. Renato Castellani
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Mervyn Jones… - An Italian co–production, this version benefits from magical locations in Verona and Venice and the sumptuous Renaissance–influenced eye…
Julius Caesar (1953)- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud… - Marlon Brando, James Mason and John Gielgud star in this beautifully staged Hollywood adaptation. Passionate drama of power, conspiracy and murder in…
King Lear (1953)- Dir. Andrew McCollough
Feat. Orson Welles, Wesley Addy - Sturdy made–for–TV adaptation, with Orson Welles in the grizzly, titular role.
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