Shakespeare on Film in Hesburgh Library 

Compiled by G. Margaret Porter and Danielle Duvall

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Filmed Versions of Shakespeare Plays

Staging and Performing Shakespeare

Featuring Shakespeare

All's well that ends well / a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television; producer, Jonathan Miller; directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987]
Abstract: A dramatization of Shakespeare's play about Helena, the new wife of Count Bertram, who resorts to chicanery to win the respect and affection of her husband.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 32 VC

Antony and Cleopatra / by William Shakespeare; produced by Cecil Clarke; directed by Joh Scoffield.
Van Nuys, Calif.: Live Home Video, 1993.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-75 VC

Antony and Cleopatra / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, N.Y.: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: A dramatization of Shakespeare's famous play which explores the calamitous consequences of an overwhelming passion.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 31 VC

As you like it / a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television; producer, Cedric Messina; director, Basil Coleman.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987]
Abstract: Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play, a pastoral romance set in the Forest of Arden in medieval France.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 18 VC

The Chronicle history of King Henry the Fifth, with his battle fought at Agincourt in France / by Will Shakespeare; produced and directed by Laurence Olivier.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, c1986.
Abstract: Performance of Shakespeare's play about Henry V's victory over the French and marriage to a French princess.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-2 VC

The comedy of errors / by William Shakespeare; stage production directed by Richard Monette; produced and directed for television by Norman Campbell.
[Toronto?]: CBC Home Video, c1989.
Abstract: When so respected a citizen as Antipholus claims not to recognize his wife...the good people of Ephesus can be forgiven for thinking he has gone mad, for who'd have guessed that his long-lost identical twin has just arrived in town.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-77 VC

The Comedy of errors / a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television; produced by Shaun Sutton; directed by James Cellan Jones.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's farce about two pairs of twins involved in an elaborate series of mistaken identities.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 52 VC

Cymbeline / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: A dramatization of Shakespeare's play, which tells the story of Imogen, daughter of Britain's king Cymbeline, whose evil second queen forces him to banish Imogen's husband, Posthumus, because she wants to force Imogen to wed her son Cloten.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 44 VC

Falstaff : Chimes at midnight.
[S.l.]: NOW Playing, 1967.
Abstract: Story of the friendship between the bohemian, boisterous Falstaff and the young Prince Hal, the future King of England. It dramatizes the betrayal of that friendship, and Fallstaff's disillusionment when the prince does become king.
Audio Center Videocassette W449-5 VC

The First part of King Henry the fourth: with the life and death of Henry surnamed Hotspur / a BBC TV production in association with Time-Life Television; producer, Cedric Messina; director, David Giles.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987]
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play where, against the background of civil war, Prince Hal, heir to the throne, spends his days among the lowlife of the London taverns in the company of the irresponsible Sir John Falstaff.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-23 VC

Hamlet / Castle Rock Entertainment; adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh; produced by David Barron.
[Atlanta, GA]: Warner Home Video, 2000, c1997.
Abstract: First-ever full-text film of Shakespeare's greatest work. Branagh sets the timeless tale of murder, corruption and revenge in an opulent 19th-century world.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-97 VC

Hamlet / Castle Rock Entertainment; produced by David Barron; adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
[Atlanta, GA]: Columbia TriStar Home Video, c1997.
Abstract: An adaptation of Shakespeare's greatest creation.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-88 VC

Hamlet / Paul Brownstein productions; directed by Sir John Gielgud.
[S.l.]: Onward Production Ltd. and Paul Brownstein Productions, 1995.
Abstract: Staged in rehearsal room and modern dress conditions, this is Richard Burton's performance as Hamlet. This play opened on Broadway April 9, 1964. This recording is not derived from a film, but from an attempt to simply record the stage show for one cinematic showing by placing cameras in the stalls during an actual performance.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-90 VC

Hamlet / Warner Bros. and Nelson Entertainment present an Icon production; based on the play by William Shakespeare; screenplay by Christopher De Vore, Franco Zeffirelli; produced by Dyson Lovell; directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
[Burbank, CA]: Warner Home Video, [1991], c1990.
Abstract: Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
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Hamlet / Warner Bros.
Burbank, CA.: Warner Home Video, 1990.
Abstract: Shakespeare's tragedy of the Prince of Denmark, who senses treachery behind his father's death.
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Hamlet / a Two Cities film, under the management of Fillippo Del Giudico.
Hollywood, CA: Paramount [Home Video], c1989.
Abstract: The classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's murderer.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-55 VC

Hamlet / BBC/Time-Life Films.
New York: Ambrose Video Pub. [distributor], c1988.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 27 VC

Henry V / by William Shakespeare; Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment; adapted for the screen by Kenneth Branagh; produced by Bruce Sharman; directed by Kenneth Branagh.
New York, NY: CBS/Fox Video, c1990.
Abstract: Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-57 VC

Henry V / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled King Henry V.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 25 VC

Henry VI. Part I / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Presents a dramatization of Henry VI which recreates Henry's early days as King.
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Henry VI. Part II / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Historical drama about the civil war between The House of York and The House of Lancaster.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 37 VC

Henry VI. Part III / BBC-TV and Time- Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Concludes the dramatization of William Shakespeare's play about King Henry VI during the War of the Roses.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 38 VC

Henry VIII / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play Henry VIII.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 22 VC

Julius Caesar / BBC/Time-Life Films.
New York: Ambrose Video Pub. [distributor], 1987, c1988.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 17 VC

King Lear.
[Carson City, Nev.?]: TV Gold: International Film Forum, c1990.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-60 VC

King Lear
Burbank, Calif.: Warner Home Video, c1988.
Abstract: Shakespeare's tragedy of the conflict between parent and child, pride and wisdom, expectation and fulfillment.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-4 VC

King Lear / BBC/Time-Life Films.
New York: Ambrose Video Pub. [distributor], c1988.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play King Lear.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 43 VC

King Lear / by William Shakespeare; directed by Micheal Elliott; [adapted by Laurence Olivier]; produced by Fraser Peacock Associates on behalf of Granada Video, c1984.
Abstract: Presents William Shakespeare's play about a foolish king who divides his realm between two ungrateful daughters.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-98 VC

King Richard the Second / by William Shakespeare.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Publishing, [198-?]
Abstract: Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play King Richard II.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 20 VC

The Life & death of King John / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: A dramatization of Shakespeare's play King John.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 48 VC

Love's labour's lost / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Presents a dramatization of Love's labour's lost, a satire directed against intellectual pride and pedantry.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 51 VC

Macbeth / by William Shakespeare.
Los Angeles, Calif.: Republic Pictures Home Video, [1992?]
Audio Center Videocassette W449-3 VC

Macbeth / BBC/Time-Life Films.
New York: Ambrose Video Pub. [distributor], c1988.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 41 VC

Macbeth / by William Shakespeare; produced and conceived for television by Trevor Nunn.
Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities, c1988.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 16 VC

Macbeth / Playboy Productions, Inc. and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Burbank, CA: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1986.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's tragedy entitled Macbeth.
Audio Center Videocassette S524-54 VC

Macbeth / by William Shakespeare; directed by Orson Welles; [presented by] Charles K. Feldman; a Mercury Production by Orson Welles.
Los Angeles, CA: Republic Pictures Home Video, [1986?]
Abstract: Presentation of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-58 VC

Measure for measure / by William Shakespeare; a BBC TV production in association with Time-Life Television.
[s.l.]: Ambrose Video Publishing, [198-?]
Abstract: Performance of Shakespeare's Measure for measure.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 21 VC

The Merchant of Venice / ITC Distribution presents a Jonathan Miller Production.
Van Nuys, CA: LIVE Home Video, c1993.
Abstract: A television version of Jonathan Miller's London stage production of The Merchant of Venice. The play is set in the Venice of 1860. Laurence Olivier stars in Shakespeare's story of the young Venetian and the Jew who lends him money on the security of one pound of flesh. Upon default the Jew insists on payment of his bond and the young Venetian is rescued by the heroine disguised as a male lawyer.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-68 VC

The Merchant of Venice / BBC/Time-Life Films.
New York: Ambrose Video Pub. [distributor], c1988.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 30 VC

The merry wives of Windsor / by William Shakespeare.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Publishing, [198-?].
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's The merry wives of Windsor, produced for British television in 1982.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 42 VC

A Midsummer night's dream / Films for the Humanities; producer, Joseph Papp.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, c1988.
Abstract: Presents Shakespeare's comedy of magic, mistaken identity, reconciliation, and self-discovery.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-66 VC

A midsummer night's dream / by William Shakespeare.
Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 1988.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 3 VC

A Midsummer night's dream / BBC/Time-Life Films.
New York: Ambrose Video Pub. [distributor], c1988.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 39 VC

A Midsummer night's dream / Benjamin Britten; libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears; television presentation, Dave Heather; directed by Peter Hall.
West Long Branch, NJ: Kultur, 1981.
Sung in English.
Audio Center Videocassette B862-13 VC

A Midsummer night's dream / Warner Bros.; produced and directed by Max Reinhardt.
Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2001, 1935.
Abstract: The story follows the trail of a pair of young lovers, Hermia and Lysander, who take refuge in the forest to escape the wrath of the Duke of Athens. There, their lives are intertwined with a group of actors and a wonderful collection of supernatural creatures of the night, whose own romantic problems make for great mischief.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-101 VC

Much ado about nothing / by William Shakespeare; a Renaissance Films production; [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn Co.; produced in association with American Playhouse Theatrical Films [and] BBC Films; adapted for the screen by Richard Branagh; produced by Stephen Evans, David Parfitt, and Kenneth Branagh; directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Burbank, CA: Columbia Tristar Home Video, [1998], c1993.
Abstract: William Shakespeare's tale of love and enchantment set against a backdrop of mistaken identities and bawdy good fun.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-50 VC

Much ado about nothing / BBC-TV and Time- Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-50 VC

Otello / Cannon Group; music by Giuseppe Verdi; libretto, Arrigo Boito; designed and directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
[S.l.]: Cannon Films; Long Branch, NJ: distributed by Kultur International Films, 1986.
Abstract: Film adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic version of Shakespeare's play Othello.
Audio Center Videocassette V484-1 VC

Othello / Castle Rock Entertainment.
Columbia Tristar Home Video, [1996], c1995.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-83 VC

Othello / a B.H.E. production for The National Theatre of Great Britain; produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan and John Brabourne; directed by Stuart Burge.
Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, [1996]
Abstract: Shakespeare's tragic story of how a great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-78 VC

Othello / by William Shakespeare; Primetime Television; BBC Television; Royal Shakespeare Company.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences; c1995.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-80 VC

Othello / a presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences; produced by Othello Productions & Focus Films in association with Portobello.
[S. l.]: Othello Productions; Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities [distributor], c 1992, 1988.
Abstract: A controversial and powerful interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy; performed before a multi-racial audience in South Africa.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-62 VC

Othello / BBC/Time-Life Films.
New York: Ambrose Video Pub. [distributor], c1988.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play Othello.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 53 VC

Richard II
[Princeton, NJ]: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1994.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-71 VC

Richard III / United Artists Pictures presents with the participation of British Screen; a Bayly/Pare production developed in association with First Look Pictures.
Santa Monica, Calif.: MGM/UA Home Video, [1996], c1995.
Abstract: In 1930's Britain, in the wake of a bloody civil war, the younger brother of the new King sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the throne for himself.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-79 VC

Richard III / London Film Productions, Ltd.
Los Angeles, CA: Embassy Home Entertainment, c1987,1955.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-1 VC

Richard III / London Film Productions.
Los Angeles, Calif.: Embassy Home Entertainment, 1985.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 1 VC

Romeo and Juliet / Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Hollywood, Calif.: Paramount Pictures Corporation, c1988.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-59 VC

Romeo & Juliet / by Wm. Shakespeare; a CBC production in association with the Stratford Festival of Canada.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1996.
Abstract: Shakespeare's tragedy set in fascist Italy.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-82 VC

Romeo & Juliet / by William Shakespeare.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987]
Abstract: A dramatization of Shakespeare's play entitled Romeo & Juliet produced in 1978.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 19 VC

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet / [presented by] Twentieth Century; produced by Gabriella Martinelli and Baz Luhrman; screenplay by Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrman; directed by Baz Luhrman.
[Beverly Hills, CA]: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment/Fox Video, c1997.
Abstract: A modern adaptation of the classic love story, moved to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-89 VC

The Second part of King Henry the fourth: containing his death and the coronation of King Henry the fifth [sic] / a BBC TV production in association with Time-Life Television; producer, Cedric Messina; director, David Giles.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987]
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play that portrays the colorful panorama of Medieval English life, as the king broods over the uncertain future of his son. Time passes, Henry IV dies, Falstaff is banished and Prince Hal is crowned Henry V.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 24 VC

The Taming of the shrew / by William Shakespeare; Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1996.
Abstract: Presents the 1986 Stratford Festival production of Shakespeare's comedy.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-81 VC

The taming of the shrew / Columbia Pictures presents a Burton-Zeffirelli production.
Burbank, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Video, c1996.
Abstract: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sparkle and amuse as Katharina and Petruchio in William Shakespeare's comic look at male chauvinism and women's liberation in the 16th century.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-100 VC

The Taming of the shrew / BBC-TV and Time- Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: A dramatization of Shakespeare's play The taming of the shrew.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 29 VC

The tempest / by William Shakespeare; Bard Productions, Ltd.; directed by William Woodman; produced by Ken Campbell.
[Los Angeles, Calif.]: Century Home Video: Distributed by Bennett Video Group, c1983.
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play about Alonso, King of Naples, who is shipwrecked on an enchanted island by the magician Prospero.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-95 VC

The Tempest / BBC-TV and Time-Life Video.
[New York: Ambrose Video Pub.], c1979, [198-]
Abstract: A dramatic romance, weaving fancy and realism into a plot that speaks to audiences today. This timeless stage is set on an enchanted island, where an exiled Duke and two young lovers encounter the occult, finding good and evil in their own natures.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 28 VC

Timon of Athens / BBC and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Presents William Shakespeare's play which details transformation of a noble Athenian from a reckless spendthrift to a mad misanthrope.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 33 VC

Titus Andronicus / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's tragedy set in Roman times dealing with the revenge of Titus Andronicus for the atrocities committed against his family by Tamora, the captive queen of the Goths, and her faction.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 49 VC

The Tragedy of Coriolanus / a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television; produced by Shaun Sutton; directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
[New York, NY]: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987]
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's tragedy about the soldier Coriolanus--aggressive, unreflective, tactless and antisocial, who was destroyed by his convictions.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 47 VC

The Tragedy of Richard III / a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television; produced by Shaun Sutton; directed by Jane Howell.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987]
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play centering around the character of Richard of Gloucester, a self-proclaimed villain, who usurps the crown from Edward IV.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 40 VC

Troilus and Cressida / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Presents William Shakespeare's play about two lovers who mock love.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 35 VC

Twelfth night : or what you will / Thames Television presents the Renaissance Theatre Company production by Kenneth Branagh.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, c1991.
Abstract: Dramatization of Shakespeare's comedy where order is restored, evil punished, and all who deserve it, live happily ever after.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-64 VC

Twelfth night / Stratford Festival; directed for the stage by David Giles; produced by Sam Levene.
Ontario, Canada: CBC Home Video, c1989.
Abstract: Shakespeare's play as presented at the 1985 Stratford Festival, produced for TV by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-94 VC

Twelfth night / a BBC-tv production in association with Time-Life Television; producer, Cedric Messina; director, John Gorrie.
[S.l.]: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987]
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play portraying the varieties of love at an aristocratic country house.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 26 VC

Two gentlemen of Verona / BBC-TV and Time- Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [1987-1988?]
Abstract: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's Two gentlemen of Verona, in which two good friends find themselves in love with Silvia, daughter of the Duke of Milan, who has promised her to another.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 46 VC

A Winter's tale / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, NY: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Presents William Shakespeare's play about a king who unjustly accuses his wife of adultery. Sixteen years later, their daughter, missing since infancy, is miraculously restored and reconciled with her dead mother, who is brought back to life again.
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Staging and Performing Shakespeare

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Behind the scenes at the RSC. The stage / a SPE production for Channel 4.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999.
Abstract: The process of set design for Royal Shakespeare Company productions is described by the people who make it all happen.
Audio Center Videocassette T374-27 VC

Behind the scenes at the RSC. The players, costumes and makeup / a SPE production for Channel 4.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999.
Abstract: Master costumers and makeup artists demonstrate their crafts as expressed in productions of The Tempest, Measure for measure and Thomas Kyd's The Spanish tragedy.
Audio Center Videocassette T374-28 VC

The Comic Spirit: [a workshop] / presented and directed] by David Whitworth; Ilea Television Centre production; a presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences; produced and directed by Noel Hardy.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1991.
Abstract: A workshop which explores the elements of comedy used by Shakespeare. Illustrates the use of mischief, power of the unexpected, love at first sight, verbal dexterity, stinging power of wit, magic of music, convention of disguise, misfortune and tragic potential, and the role of clowns.
Audio Center Videocassette A188-13VC

Discovering Hamlet / Unicorn Projects, Inc.; produced by Larry Klein; written and directed by Mark Olshaker.
Alexandria, Va.: PBS Video, c1990.
Abstract: Follows the week-by-week progress of the Company preparing to stage a production of Hamlet. The actors describe stage action and the characters they portray, and members of the technical crew discuss aspects of costuming, set design, lighting, and the problems of working with Shakespeare's 400-year-old text.
Audio Center Videocassette P976-2 VC

Exploring a character / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1984, c1983.
Abstract: Under John Barton's direction, two members of the Royal Shakespeare Company explore Shakespeare's character Shylock to demonstrate how Shakespeare develops a character and the multiplicity of ways in which his characters can be understood. Given the same text from The merchant of Venice and the same direction, the different readings of the part demonstrate the infinite variety of Shakespeare's work.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-14 VC

The Great Hamlets / a presentation of Wishupon Productions Inc.; produced by ABC Enterprises Inc. in cooperation with R.M Productions Ltd. London.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1996.
Abstract: Includes interviews with the greatest interpreters of Hamlet from around the world including Laurence Olivier, Ben Kingsley, and Maximilian Schell. Describes their thoughts about the role, how to play it, and why it is such a great challenge.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-87 VC

Great performances. Vol. 1 / a Guardian TV production; producer, Paul Arnott; director, Bill Anderson.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995.
Abstract: This program features excerpts from four Royal Shakespeare Company productions: King Lear, Twelfth night, A midsummer night's dream, and Coriolanus. Each segment of the program includes key scenes from the play intertwined with interviews and explanations of the play with both actors and directors.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-84 VC

Infinite variety: women in Shakespeare / written and presented by Pat Quigley; produced by Bruce Woolley; directed by Ken Forrest.
Stratford, Canada: The Gallery/Stratford, c1994.
Abstract: Pat Quigley, education liaison of the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, interviews five actresses about their experiences playing women in Shakespeare's plays. Includes black & white footage of stage stills of each actress in various roles.
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Irony and ambiguity / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1984, c1983.
Abstract: Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of irony and ambiguity. Barton analyzes some of Shakespeare's texts with the actors, and demonstrates how understanding the intended irony in a phrase or speech totally changes the perception of the character speaking.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 11 VC

Kiss me, Petruchio / New York Shakespeare Festival Productions; director, Christopher Dixon.
Chicago, IL: Films Inc., 1989.
Abstract: Observes a performance of The taming of the shrew at the open-air Delacorte Theater in Central Park during the New York Shakespeare Festival. The two principals discuss the play and their roles.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-67 VC

Language and character / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Abstract: Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of language to define character, and his characters' use of heightened language to achieve their intentions. Explores the Elizabethan relish of words and the use of Elizabethan English in the development of Shakespeare's characters.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 9 VC

Lear '87 archive (condensed) / Laboratory for Icon & Idiom, Inc.; produced and directed by Jill Godmilow.
[Chicago, Ill.]: Facets Video, c2002.
Abstract: "In 1987, the formidable Mabou Mines Theatrical Collaborative began a two-week workshop on a new 'King Lear' - a fully gender-reversed one - directed by Lee Breuer and featuring Ruth Maleczech in the title role of Lear. Jill Godmilow's unique archive of their work on "Lear" makes for a creative joy ride ... a master class on avant garde theater at its very best"--Set container.
Audio Center DVD G587-1 DVD

The making of a monologue: Robert Wilson's Hamlet / performed, directed & designed by Robert Wilson.
[United States]: Caddell & Conwell Foundation for the Arts, c1995.
Abstract: " ... provides a fascinating picture of how Robert Wilson created his unique one-man performance of Hamlet ... drawing on rehearsal and performance footage ... interviews with Wilson himself and his principal artistic collaborators ..."--Container.
Audio Center Videocassette K 42-1 VC

Passion and coolness / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1984, c1983.
Abstract: Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of passion and coolness. Barton and the actors demonstrate deliberate and striking inconsistencies in Shakespeare's characters; the characteristic Shakespearean mixture of deep feeling; choric elements; and the balancing of heightened language and naturalistic performance.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 12 VC

Performing Shakespeare: techniques for personalizing and energizing the scene / with Kathleen F. Conlin; directed and edited by Ken Kebow.
Leucadia, Calif.: Theatre Arts Video Library, c1990.
Abstract: Uses single and duo studio exercises and the presentation of a complete scene from Hamlet to assist actors, teachers, students, coaches, and directors in achieving the techniques necessary for the performance of Shakespearean drama. Geared specifically toward productions using American actors. Uses single and duo studio exercises and the presentation of a complete scene from Hamlet to assist actors, teachers, students, coaches, and directors in achieving the techniques necessary for the performance of Shakespearean drama. Geared specifically toward productions using American actors.
Audio Center Videocassette A188-7 VC

Pericles / BBC-TV and Time-Life Television.
New York, N.Y.: Ambrose Video Pub., [198-?]
Abstract: Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play of the same title.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 45 VC

The Persecution and assassination of Jean Paul Marat as performed by the inmates of the asylum of Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade / by Peter Weiss; presented by Waterbearer Films and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
New York: I.S. Productions, Inc.; United Artists [distributor], c1989.
Abstract: Presents "the chronicle of a production reenacting the persecution and assassination of the mentally troubled French Revolutionary extremist, Jean Paul Marat" -- Distributor's catalog.
Audio Center Videocassette B871-4 VC

Poetry and hidden poetry / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1984, c1983.
Abstract: Presenter/director John Barton leads members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of poetry and hidden poetry in seemingly unpoetic lines. Barton and the actors demonstrate how polysyllables trip easily off the tongue, while monosyllabic lines and words are packed with thoughts and feelings. They also explore Shakespeare's use of the words "time" and "death," along with contrast and sudden changes that occur.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 15 VC

Preparing to perform Shakespeare.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1979, [1982?].
Abstract: Members of the Royal Shakespeare Company present a workshop before a television studio audience to demonstrate how they rehearse and learn to perform Shakespeare's plays.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 6 VC

Prospero's books / A Miramax Films Release. Allarts presents in association with Elsevier-Vendex Film Four International Canal + NHK VPRO Television an Allarts-Cinea/Camera One-Penta CO-production
[S.l.]: Media [Home Entertainment]; Troy, MI: Distributed by Video Treasures, 1991, c1993.
Abstract: Adapted from The Tempest by Shakespeare, Prospero's Books envisions a magical realm of exquisite beauty, where the innocence of love and dreams of revenge collide to create a tempest.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-74 VC

Rediscovering Shakespeare's theatres / University of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education in cooperation with the Shakespeare Globe Centre of North America, British Consul, and Canadian Consulate General.
c1990
Abstract: In 1989, the actual foundations of the Rose and Globe theaters were discovered under buildings demolished in London. The discoveries promised to answer scholar's questions on how the physical structure of the theaters influenced Shakespeare's writing. This presentation covers the excavations and knowledge known at this time.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-56 VC

Rehearsing the text / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1984, c1983.
Abstract: Concentrating on a scene from the Twelfth Night, presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and reading of the lines in search of Shakespeare's clues to character, language, and staging. Barton and the actors demonstrate how verse itself is a clue to the meaning.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-13 VC

Set speeches and soliloquy / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1984, c1983.
Abstract: Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of dialogue and soliloquy for story and audience purposes. Barton explains the differences between the two, what they contain, and how they arise.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 10 VC

Shakespeare in perspective / BBC Education & Training.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998.
Abstract: His series of programs challenges traditional interpretations of seven Shakespearean plays. The programs, from the BC Archives, consist of personalities from the arts using excerpts from BBC productions of the plays in analyzing the actions of the main character while providing original insight into the meaning of each drama.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-92 VC

Shakespeare's globe theatre restored: learning by performance / produced by Shakespeare Program and the Office of Media Services, University of California at Berkeley.
Venice, CA: TMW Media Group, [1997?]
Audio Center Videocassette S527-91 VC

Silent Shakespeare / a Milestone Film Release.
New York, N.Y.: Milestone Film & Video, [2000]
Abstract: In the early days of the cinema, pioneer filmmakers created these seven charming films based on the plays of William Shakespeare. Considered a "lowbrow" medium, the fledgling movie industry sought to elevate its status by immortalizing the classics and hiring the actors of the day. Most of these early photoplays were only one or two reels long but whatever they gave up in language and length, they made up for in exuberance, cinematic artistry, visual wit and bravura acting. Some films feature original hand-stenciled color.
Silent films with English intertitles.
Audio Center DVD S527-1 DVD

The Sonnets of William Shakespeare / Goldcrest; a Court House Films production for Goldcrest.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, c1993.
Abstract: Analyses 15 sonnets. Explains the sonnets as poems and as a sequence of poems, as well as Shakespeare, his world, and our theories about it. Each sonnet is performed, analyzed, then read again with new insight.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-76 VC

Speaking Shakespearean Verse.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1979, [1982?].?
Abstract: Members of the Royal Shakespeare Company present a workshop before a television studio audience in which they interpret the rhythms and pronunciation of Shakespeare's English.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 5 VC

Stratford undercover: beneath the brocade / [produced by] The Gallery Stratford in cooperation with the Stratford Festival; presented by Pat Quigley; directed by Ken Forrest; produced by Bruce Woolley.
[Stratford, Ont.]: Gallery Stratford, c1996.
Abstract: Discusses the elements that go into the design and creation of authentic period undergarments to be worn under the stage costumes at the Stratford Festival and their importance in giving both the actors a "feel" for their characters and a genuine look to the production. Produced in conjunction with an exhibition of the garments at the Gallery/Stratford in the summer of 1996.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-85 VC

Throne of blood / produced and directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Los Angeles, Calif.: Cinematheque Collection, 1986, c1957.
Abstract: Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth set in feudal Japan.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Audio Center Videocassette K96- 6 VC

The Two traditions / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television productions; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1984, c1983.
Abstract: Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of language, meter, and verse. Barton and the actors address and analyze the question of how to understand Shakespeare's texts, citing examples of his plays, and, by contrast, the writings of other British authors of the period.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-7 VC

Using the verse / a presentation of Films for the Humanities; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans; director, John Carlaw.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1984, c1983.
Abstract: Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of blank verse. In the course of trying out different stresses, the actors discover how Shakespeare uses antithesis, short lines, end-stopped lines, and pauses in the middle of a line, and why Shakespeare's lines sometimes mis-scan. Also includes examples from the Miracle plays and other writings to demonstrate the alternatives to iambic pentameter.
Audio Center Videocassette S527- 8 VC

William Shakespeare, his life and times / ATV; written by John Mortimer; produced by Cecil Clarke; directed by Peter Wood, Robert Knights and Mark Cullingham.
Salt Lake City: Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment, [1998].
Audio Center Videocassette S527-96 VC

 

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Looking for Richard / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents a Jam Production; a film by Al Pacino.
[Beverly Hills, Calif.]: FoxVideo, 1997.
Abstract: Shakespeare's gripping drama of power, lust and betrayal becomes accessible to a broader audience in this film. The camera follows the cast and crew throughout rehearsals, eavesdropping on the behind-the-scenes process that goes into creating characters and mounting a production.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-86 VC

A midwinter's tale / Castle Rock Entertainment presents a Midwinter Films Production; a Kenneth Branagh film; production designer, Tim Harvey; produced by David Barron; written and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
[Burbank, Calif.]: Warner Home Video, c1999.
Abstract: Joe Harper is in a rut. His girlfriend just left him and he hasn't had an acting job in over a year. In a last-ditch effort to build his self-esteem and renew his faith in his chosen profession, Joe spends the last of his savings (plus a loan from his agent) to direct a Christmas production of Hamlet in the sleepy English village of Hope. Joe enlists six eccentric characters who each have problems of their own. Joe and his eclectic band of thespians tackle both the Bard's greatest play and their own inadequacies and fears, with suprising-- and often hilarious-- results.
Audio Center Videocassette S527-93 VC

Shakespeare in love / Miramax Films/Universal Pictures/the Bedford Falls Company; produced by David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman; written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard; directed by John Madden.
Burbank, Calif.: Miramax Home Entertainment: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 1998.
Abstract: When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before!
Audio Center Videocassette M179-1 VC

 

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