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Subgenre Sampler
Twelfth Night (1968)- Dir. John Sichel
Feat. Alec Guinness, Joan Plowright, Ralph Richardson… - Shakespeare's farcical tale of mixed up lives and lovers at cross–purposes is brought to life by renowned actors Alec Guinness and Joan…
Romeo and Juliet (1966)- Dir. Paul Czinner
Feat. Margot Fonteyn, Rudolph Nureyev - The famed Royal Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet. This historical performance stars Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev as the quintessential…
Taming of the Shrew (1966)- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor - Famous couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor star as Petruchio and Katharina in this spirited parody of gender role plays. Zeffirelli succeeds…
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…
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