Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

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Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film (2016)

Directed by Jane Giles

· 1h 03m

A compilation of scenes from Shakespeare adaptations made in the earliest days of cinema, including versions of King Lear, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Richard III and The Merchant of Venice, as well as less frequently filmed plays such as Henry VIII and The Winter's Tale.

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Cast

John Gielgud Self Herbert Beerbohm Tree Self Charles Kent Self Asta Nielsen Self

Crew

Director
Jane Giles

Details

Release date
2016-07-18
Runtime
1h 03m
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BFI