Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Shakespeare: 82 Films to Buy & Rent
- Merchant of Venice, The (1980)
- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Rhys-Davies, Warren Mitchell, Gemma Jones
- Sturdy BBC adaptation of the Bard's famous 'problem play', with Warren Mitchell putting in an unparalleled performance as the Jewish usurer Shylock,…
- Tempest, The (1980)
- Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Nigel Hawthorne
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- 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.
- BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 1 (Romeo & Juliet, King Richard the Second, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Measure for Measure, The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight) (1978)
- In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their…
- BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 2 (Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Hamlet Prince of Denmark) (1978)
- The second in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes:
The First…