Shakespeare

Directed by Jonathan Miller.
170 minutes; released 1981.
The classic BBC television production starring Colin Blakely and Jane Lapotaire.

Directed by Lawrence Carra.
183 minutes; released 1983.
A production starring Timonty Dalton and Lynn Redgrave.

Directed by Basil Coleman.
150 minutes; released 1978.
The classic BBC television production starring Helen Mirren and Brian Stirner.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
127 minutes; released 2006.
Branagh's production, with a setting inspired by 19th century Japan.

Directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
145 minutes; released 1984.
The classic BBC television production starring Alan Howard and Irene Worth.

Directed by Laurence Olivier.
157 minutes; released 1948.
Olivier's production which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor. Starring Laurence Olivier.

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
135 minutes; released 1990.
Starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
242 minutes; released 1996.
A production starring Kenneth Branagh and Kate Winslet.

Directed by Michael Almereyda.
113 minutes; released 2000.
A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's play. Starring Ethan Hawke and Julia Stiles.

Directed by Gregory Doran.
182 minutes; released 2009.
The Royal Shakespeare Company production. Starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart.

Directed by David Giles.
147 minutes; released 1979.
The classic BBC production starring Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle, David Gwillim.

Directed by David Giles.
151 minutes; released 1979.
The classic BBC production starring Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle, David Gwillim.

Directed by Laurence Olivier.
137 minutes; released 1944.
Starring Laurence Olivier, Rene Asherson, Roy Emerton and Max Adrian.

Directed by David Giles.
163 minutes; released 1979.
The classic BBC production starring David Gwillim, Rod Edwards, Julian Glover.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
138 minutes; released 1989.
Starring Kenneth Branagh, Paul Scofield, and Derek Jacobi.

Directed by Herbert Wise.
161 minutes; released 1979.
Television production starring Charles Gray and Richard Pasco.

Directed by Grigori Kozintsev.
132 minutes; released 1971.
Kozintsev's adaptation based on a translation by Boris Pasternak and driven by a stirring score by Dmitri Shostakovich. In Russian with optional English subtitles.

Directed by Edwin Sherin.
176 minutes; released 1974.
A television adaptation of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production. Starring James Earl Jones.

Directed by Tony Davenall.
156 minutes; released 1974.
A Thames Television production performed at the Canadian Stratford Festival. Starring Patrick Magee.

Directed by Alan Cooke.
182 minutes; released 1982.
Film version of a stage production. Starring Mike Kellen and Kitty Winn.

Directed by Michael Elliott.
158 minutes; released 1983.
Elliott's production starring Laurence Olivier.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
160 minutes; released 1985.
Kurosawa's adaptation set in sixteenth-century Japan. In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
109 minutes; released 1957.
Set in feudal Japan, this adaptation tells the story of a Samurai lord who kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy. In Japanese with optional English subtitles. Includes a critical essay. Starring Toshir Mifune, Yamada Isuzu and Kubo Akira.

Directed by Roman Polanski.
140 minutes; released 1971.
Version of William Shakespeare's play about a man who kills the king of Scotland and usurps the throne. In English with English subtitles.

Directed by Philip Casson.
146 minutes; released 1979.
The Royal Shakespeare Company's production. Starring Ian McKellen, Judi Dench and Ian McDiarmid.

Directed by Jack Gold.
148 minutes; released 1983.
A televison production. Starring Nicol Williamson and Jane Lapotire.

Directed by Rupert Goold.
180 minutes; released 2010.
Starring Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood.

Directed by Justin Kurzel.
113 minutes; released 2015.
Starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.

Directed by Jack Gold.
157 minutes; released 1980.
A television production. Starring Warren Mitchell and Gemma Jones.

Directed by Michael Radford.
131 minutes; released 2004.
A production starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons.

Directed by Jack Manning.
150 minutes; released 1980.
Starring Leon Charles.

Directed by Peter Hall.
124 minutes; released 1968.
Starring Helen Mirren, David Warner, Michael Jayston, Diana Rigg, Ian Richardson, Judi Dench, and Ian Holm.

Directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
112 minutes; released 1981.
The classic BBC television production starring Helen Mirren and Brian Glover.

Directed by Adrian Noble.
103 minutes; released 1996.
The Royal Shakespeare Company production. Starring Alex Jennings, Lindsay Duncan, Desmond Barrit, and Barry Lynch.

Directed by Michael Hoffman.
120 minutes; released 1999.
Starring Rupert Everett, Kevin Kline, and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Directed by Nick Havinga.
165 minutes; released 1973.
A CBS television production set around 1900. Starring Sam Waterston, Kathleen Widdoes, Barnard Hughes, and Douglas Watson. Part of the Broadway Theatre Archive.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
111 minutes; released 1993.
Branagh's production starring Kenneth Branagh, Michael Keaton, Denzel Washington and Emma Thompson.

Directed by Orson Welles.
92 minutes; released 1952.
Welles's production.

Directed by Stuart Burge.
166 minutes; released 1965.
Burge's production starring Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith.

Directed by Jonathan Miller.
208 minutes; released 1981.
The classic BBC television production starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Bob Hoskins.

Directed by Oliver Parker.
123 minutes; released 1995.
Parker's production starring Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh.

Directed by David Giles.
157 minutes; released 1978.
The classic BBC production starring Derek Jacobi, Sir John Gielgud, Charles Gray, John Finch, and Dame Wendy Hiller.

Directed by Laurence Olivier.
158 minutes; released 1955.
Olivier's production starring Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Claire Bloom.

Directed by Jane Howell.
228 minutes; released 1983.
The classic BBC production starring Michael Byrne and Brian Protheroe.

Directed by Richard Loncraine.
104 minutes; released 1995.
Loncraine's production set in a fascist 1930s Britain. Starring Ian McKellen and Annette Bening.

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
138 minutes; released 1968.
Zeffirelli's production starring Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Michael York and John McEnery.

Directed by Alvin Rakoff.
167 minutes; released 1978.
The classic BBC television production starring Rebecca Saire and Sir John Gielgud.

Directed by Baz Luhrmann.
120 minutes; released 1996.
Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation set in the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
122 minutes; released 1967.
Zeffirelli's adaptation starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

Directed by Kirk Browning.
120 minutes; released 1976.
The American Conservatory Theatre's rowdy commedia dell' arte production starring Fredi Olster, Marc Singer, and Stephen St. Paul. Part of the Broadway Theatre Archive.

Directed by Jonathan Miller.
127 minutes; released 1980.
The classic BBC television production starring John Cleese and Simon Chandler.

Directed by Derek Jarman.
95 minutes; released 1979.
Jarman's production with all the elements typical of a Jarman movie: high camp, homoeroticism, and gothic horror. Includes three early short films.

Directed by John Gorrie.
150 minutes; released 1980.
The classic BBC television production starring Christopher Guard and Michael Hordern.

Directed by Jonathan Miller.
128 minutes; released 1981.
The classic BBC television production starring Jonathan Pryce, Norman Rodway, and John Shrapnel.

Directed by Jane Howell.
167 minutes; released 1985.
The classic BBC television production starring Eileen Atkins and Trevor Peacock.

Directed by Julie Taymor.
162 minutes; released 1999.
Taymor's production. Starring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange.

Directed by by Jonathan Miller.
190 minutes; released 1999.
A BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television.

Also available on DVD at the Kelly Library: PR2836 .A23 2000 DVD SMC

Directed by Paul Kafno.
165 minutes; released 1988.
Produced by the Renaissance Theatre Company.

Directed by Trevor Nunn.
133 minutes; released 1996.
Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, and Ben Kingsley.

Directed by Robin Lough.
170 minutes; released 1999.
The Royal Shakespeare Company's production.

Produced by Maya International Vision.
240 minutes; released 2003.
Hosted by Michael Wood, this up-to-date mini-series documentary provides students with an intimate look at William Shakespeare and his world.

Directed by John Carlaw et al.
50-minute episodes; released 1982.
A series of intensive acting workshops conducted by the legendary John Barton of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Starring Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet.

Directed by Fred Williams.
30-minute episodes; released 2009.
Popular biographer Joseph Pearce explores various theories about the identity of William Shakespeare, uncovering his Catholic roots.

Produced by the Teaching Company.
45-minute lectures; released 1995.
For almost 400 years, Shakespeare's work has been the standard against which all writers have been judged. This course acknowledges that understanding Shakespeare can be difficult because his plays were written 400 years ago.

Produced by the Teaching Company.
30-minute lectures; released 1999.
This course introduces the plays of Shakespeare and explores what makes Shakespeare the leading playwright in Western civilization.