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| x Forbidden Planet |
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Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film in CinemaScope and Metrocolor directed by Fred M. Wilcox and starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen. The characters and setting were inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, and the...
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Ran (乱, "chaos" or "revolt") is a 1985 film written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. It is a jidaigeki (Japanese period drama) depicting the fall of Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nakadai), an aging Sengoku-era warlord who decides to...
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| x Hamlet |
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Hamlet is a 1948 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, directed by and starring Sir Laurence Olivier. Hamlet was Olivier's second film as director, and also the second of his three Shakespeare films. It is the only one of...
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| x Julius Caesar |
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Two films have been made of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar:
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| x Romeo and Juliet |
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Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 cinematic adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.
The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Costume...
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| x Hamlet |
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Hamlet is a 1996 film version of William Shakespeare's classic play of the same name, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the title role as Prince Hamlet. It is set in the 19th century, and uses Blenheim Palace for exterior...
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Hamlet is a 1990 film based on the Shakespearean play of the same name. Mel Gibson has the title role as the young Prince Hamlet, Glenn Close plays his mother, Queen Gertrude, Alan Bates plays his uncle, the now King Claudius, Paul Scofield appears...
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| x Hamlet |
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Hamlet, also referred to as Hamlet 2000, is an American film by Michael Almereyda, released in 2000, set in contemporary New York City, and based on the Shakespeare's play of the same name. Ethan Hawke plays Hamlet as a film student, Julia Stiles co...
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| x Throne of Blood |
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Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城, Kumonosu-jō, literally "Spider Web Castle") is a 1957 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, which transposes the plot of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth to feudal Japan. It is regarded as one of Kurosawa's best films, and by...
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| x Tromeo & Juliet |
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Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman and co-directed by James Gunn, who also wrote the film's screenplay...
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| x A Double Life |
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A Double Life is a 1947 film noir which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays. The movie starred Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso. It was directed by George Cukor and written for the screen by Ruth Gordon...
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| x Henry V |
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Henry V is a 1989 film directed by Kenneth Branagh based upon the Shakespeare play about the famous English King. Branagh stars in the title role with Derek Jacobi as the Chorus (a narrator). Brian Blessed, Ian Holm, Christian Bale, Paul Scofield,...
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| x Romeo + Juliet |
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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 American/Australian film adaptation of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of the same name. It was directed by Australian Baz Luhrmann and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the eponymous...
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| x Richard III |
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Richard III is a 1995 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, starring Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dame Maggie Smith, John Wood and Dominic West.
The...
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| x Romeo and Juliet |
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Romeo and Juliet is a 1936 film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Talbot Jennings. The film stars Leslie Howard as Romeo and Norma Shearer as Juliet. Other cast members included John Barrymore as...
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| x 10 Things I Hate about You |
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10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American romantic comedy film. It is directed by Gil Junger and stars Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz and Larry Miller. A loose adaptation of Shakespeare's The...
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| x Macbeth |
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Macbeth is a 1971 film directed by Roman Polanski, based on William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, about the Scots Lord who becomes King of Scotland through deceit, treachery, and murder. It features Jon Finch as Macbeth and Francesca Annis...
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| x My Own Private Idaho |
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My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. The story follows two friends, Mike (River Phoenix) and Scott (Keanu Reeves), as they embark on a journey of...
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| x Carry On Cleo |
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Carry On Cleo is the tenth film in the Carry On film series and was released in 1964. ICONS.a portrait of England cite the Carry On films as iconic of British cinema, and describe Carry On Cleo as "perhaps the best".
Such was the significance of...
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| x The Bad Sleep Well |
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The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る, Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru) is a 1960 film directed by the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. It was the first film to be produced under Kurosawa's own independent production company.
The film stars Toshirō Mifune as...
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| x Theatre of Blood |
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Theatre of Blood (1973) horror film starring Vincent Price as vengeful actor Edward Lionheart and Diana Rigg as his daughter Edwina Lionheart. It was directed by Douglas Hickox.
Edward Kendall Sheridan Lionheart (Vincent Price), had thought he was...
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| x Titus |
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Titus is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general. It was the first film of the play (aside from TV productions). The film was made by Overseas Filmgroup and Clear Blue Sky...
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| x Romeo Must Die |
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Romeo Must Die is a 2000 martial arts film with a Romeo and Juliet theme, directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. It stars Jet Li, Aaliyah, Delroy Lindo, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, Anthony Anderson, D.B. Woodside, and DMX, and features action and...
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O is a 2001 drama film, and a loose modern adaption of William Shakespeare's Othello.
The film's intended release date coincided with the Columbine High School massacre, so the film was shelved. It was finally released later in 2001. It was directed...
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| x Maqbool |
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Maqbool (Hindi: मक़बूल, Urdu: مقبُول), a 2004 Indian film directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and starring Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tabu and Masumeh Makhija is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.
The film had its North American premiere at...
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| x Richard III |
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Richard III is a 1955 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's historical play Richard III, including elements of Henry VI, Part 3. It was directed and produced by Laurence Olivier, who also played the lead role. The cast includes many noted...
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| x Othello |
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Othello is a 1965 film based on the Shakespeare play Othello; starring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay, and Joyce Redman. It was simply a filmed version of a performance by the actors for the National Theatre, staged by John Dexter,...
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| x Prospero's Books |
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Prospero's Books (1991), written and directed by Peter Greenaway, is a cinematic adaptation of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. John Gielgud is Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration and the voices to the other story...
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| x Much Ado About Nothing |
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Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 film based on William Shakespeare's play. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also played the role of Benedick.
Much Ado About Nothing was released on May 7, 1993, reaching 200 U.S....
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| x Macbeth |
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Macbeth is a 1948 American film adaptation by Orson Welles of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.
In 1947, Orson Welles began promoting the notion of bringing a Shakespeare drama to the motion picture screen. He initially attempted to pique...
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| x Othello |
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Othello is a 1952 drama film based on the Shakespearean play, made by Mercury Productions Inc. and Les Films Marceau and distributed by United Artists (1955). It was directed and produced by Orson Welles, who also played the title role (in blackface...
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| x Chimes at Midnight |
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Chimes at Midnight, also known as Falstaff, is a 1965 film directed by Orson Welles based on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff. Welles himself plays Falstaff, Keith Baxter plays Prince Hal (who will later become Henry V),...
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| x She's the Man |
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She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy film, starring Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum. It's directed by Andy Fickman, based on William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, though it also shares substantial similarities to Just One of the Guys...
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| x The Merchant of Venice |
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The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 film based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. It is the first full-length sound film version in English of Shakespeare's play; most other versions are videotaped productions made for television. There had been a...
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| x Omkara |
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Omkara (Hindi: ओमकारा, Urdu: امکارا) is a 2006 Hindi film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. It starred Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles, supported by Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah and...
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| x Julius Caesar |
Julius Caesar (1950) is a film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. It was produced and directed by David Bradley using actors from the Chicago area. Charlton Heston, who had known Bradley since his youth, and who was establishing...
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| x Tower of London |
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Tower of London (1939) black-and-white historical film released by Universal Pictures and directed by Rowland V. Lee. It stars Basil Rathbone as the future Richard III of England, and Boris Karloff as his fictitious club-footed executioner Mord....
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| x Hamlet |
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Hamlet (Russian: Гамлет) is a 1964 film adaptation in Russian of Shakespeare's play of the same title, based on a translation by Boris Pasternak. It was directed by Grigori Kozintsev, and stars Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Prince Hamlet.
Grigori...
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| x Richard III |
Richard III is a film directed by Scott M. Anderson, based upon the play by William Shakespeare.
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| x As You Like It |
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As You Like It is a film released in 2006, directed by Kenneth Branagh. It is based on the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare. The film's setting is inspired by 19th Century Japan. It was shot on location near London and at Shepperton Film...
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| x Romeo and Juliet |
The first ever American film version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was a silent film short made in 1908 made by Vitagraph Studios. Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, it was filmed in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
The film starred...
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| x As You Like It |
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As You Like It is a 1936 film, directed by Paul Czinner and starring Laurence Olivier as Orlando and Elisabeth Bergner as Rosalind. It is based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was Laurence Olivier's first performance of...
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| x West Side Story |
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West Side Story is a 1961 American film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, which itself was adapted from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard...
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| x Hamlet |
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Hamlet is a 1969 British film adaptation of the play of the same title by Shakespeare, starring Nicol Williamson as Prince Hamlet. It was directed by Tony Richardson and based on his own stage production at the The Roundhouse theatre in London. The...
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| x A Midsummer Night's Rave |
A Midsummer Night's Rave is a modern rave take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream released in 2002
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| x Othello |
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Othello is a 1995 film based on William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. It was directed by Oliver Parker and stars Laurence Fishburne as Othello, Irène Jacob as Desdemona, and Kenneth Branagh as Iago. This is the first cinematic reproduction...
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King of Texas is a 2002 made-for-TV film directed by Uli Edel and starring Patrick Stewart.
The film takes the plot of William Shakespeare's King Lear and places it in the Republic of Texas during the 19th century. Stewart stars as John Lear, a...
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| x A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1968 rendition of William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Peter Hall.
It stars Derek Godfrey as Theseus, Barbara Jefford as Hippolyta, Diana Rigg as Helena, Helen Mirren as Hermia, Ian Holm as...
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| x A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1999 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same title. The film sets the play in the fictional Monte Athena in the late nineteenth century. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Rupert Everett...
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| x Macbeth |
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Macbeth (also known as M) is an Australian 2006 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill and Lachy Hulme. Macbeth was filmed in...
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Julius Caesar is a 1970 independent film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, directed by Stuart Burge from a screenplay by Robert Furnival. The film stars Charlton Heston (as Mark Antony) and Jason Robards (as Brutus, along with John Gielgud ...
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| x King Lear |
King Lear is a 1983 videotaped production that was directed by Michael Elliott. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was shown on British television in 1983 and in the U.S. in 1984.
Elliott set his Lear in a...
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The Banquet (released on DVD in the U.S. as Legend of the Black Scorpion) is a 2006 Chinese wuxia-drama film. Its original Chinese title is Yè Yàn (夜宴), which means The Night Banquet. The film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi. It...
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| x A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) is a film directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle, produced by Henry Blanke and Hal Wallis, and adapted by Charles Kenyon and Mary C. McCall Jr. from the play by William Shakespeare.
Many of the actors in this...
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Men of Respect is a 1990 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth starring John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a mafia hitman who climbs his way to the top by killing his own boss. Directed by William C. Reilly, this is actually not the...
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Romie-0 and Julie-8 is the third animated television special made by Nelvana Limited, inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Set in the future, the two romantic leads in this version are androids who fall in love despite a taboo against...
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who...
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The Tragedy of Macbeth, commonly just Macbeth, is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. The earliest account of a...
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