Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Shakespeare: 114 Films to Rent on DVD
- Henry IV - Part 1 and 2 (1979)
- Dir. David Giles
Feat. Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle, Tim Pigott-Smith…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Henry V (1979)
- Dir. David Giles
Feat. David Gwillim, Alec McCowen, David Buck
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Henry VIII (1979)
- Dir. Kevin Billington
Feat. Timothy West, Claire Bloom, Ronald Pickup…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Julius Caesar (1979)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Keith Michell, Richard Pasco, Charles Gray…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Macbeth (1979)
- Dir. Philip Casson
Feat. Ian McKellen, Judi Dench
- Excellent version of the 'Scottish play' that translates Trevor Nunn's RSC stage version to television complete with minimalistic staging and some…
- Measure for Measure (1979)
- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Tempest, The (1979)
- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Toyah Wilcox, Peter Bull, Richard Warwick
- One of dir. Jarman's early triumphs, reimagines Shakespeare's final play as a blend of Edwardian drama, cabaret carnival and punk jamboree, all…
- As You Like It (1978)
- Dir. Basil Coleman
Feat. Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Richard II (1978)
- Dir. David Giles
Feat. Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Romeo and Juliet (1978)
- Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Sir Michael Hordern…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.