Silent Shakespeare DVD
Starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Dora Senior, F.M. Paget, James Fisher, Charles Kent, William V. Ranous, Maurice Costello, Walter Ackerman, Julia Swayne Gordon, Rose Tapley, Gladys Hulette, Ermete Novelli, Francesca Bertini, Florence Turner, Tefft Johnson, Olga Giannini Novelli, F.R. Benson, Alfred Brydone, James Berry, Eric Maxon, Murray Carrington, Moffat Johnston, Constance Benson
Directed by Percy Stow
DVD
Description
Seven short films, taken from the National Film and Television Archive Collection, which provide the first attempts to bring Shakespeare to the big screen.
The earliest film is 'King John' (1899), made by the great actor-manager Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as a promo for his stage version of the same play.
Also featured are 'The Tempest' (1908), 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1909), 'King Lear' (1910), 'Twelfth Night' (1910), 'The Merchant of Venice (1910) and 'Richard III' (1911).
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:DVD
- Region:2
- Certification:(Ex)
- EAN:5035673006542
- Catalogue number:BFIVD654
- Studio:BFI
- Release date:25/10/2004
- Genre:Drama
- Colour:B/W
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:DVD
- Region:2
- Certification:(Ex)
- EAN:5035673006542
- Catalogue number:BFIVD654
- Studio:BFI
- Release date:25/10/2004
- Genre:Drama
- Colour:B/W
