Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Shakespeare: 76 Films to Rent
- BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7 (Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, Titus Adronicus) (1984-1985)
- Dir. Stuart Burge, Elijah Moshinsky, David Giles
Feat. Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Leonard Rossiter…
- Disc 1: "The Life and Death of King John" (157 Minutes) Directed by David Giles. Starring Leonard Rossiter as King John.
Disc 2: "Pericles, Prince…
- King Lear (1984)
- Dir. Michael Elliot
Feat. Laurence Olivier
- Made for Granada television, this magnificent version stars Laurence Olivier who, in the twilight of his career, gives a riveting performance as the…
- Anthony and Cleopatra (1983)
- Dir. Lawrence Carra
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Lynn Redgrave, John Carradine…
- Above–par version of Shakespeare's Egyptian tragedy with the two leads giving particularly strong performances. Filmed in a…
- King Lear (1983)
- Dir. Alan Cooke
Feat. Mike Kellen, Darryl Hickman, Charles Aidman
- An American television version of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, filmed in a pseudo–theatrical style.
- Macbeth (1983)
- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire
- One of the BBC's celebrated series of Shakespeare adaptations, with Nicol Williamson putting in a strong showing as the tortured Scottish usurper.…
- Richard III (The Tragedy of Richard III) (1983)
- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke
- BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's brilliantly dark play, completely unabridged and loyal to the original text.
- Tempest, The (1983)
- Dir. William Woodman
Feat. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., William Hootkins, Nicholas Hammond
- An American television version of Shakespeare's much filmed late 'romance', here presented in a pseudo–theatrical style.
- BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 6 (Cymbeline, The Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Coriolanus, Macbeth) (1982-1984)
- Feat. Helen Mirren, Jane Lapotaire, John Hudson…
- The sixth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes:
Cymbeline…
- King Lear (1982)
- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway…
- BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, with Michael Hordern in the lead role as the troubled King.
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The (1982)
- Feat. Alan Bennett, Richard Griffiths, Judy Davis…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.