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The Guinness Book of Records lists 410 feature-length film and TV versions of William Shakespeare ' s plays, making Shakespeare the most filmed author ever in any language. [1] [2] [3] As of November 2023, the Internet Movie Database lists Shakespeare as having writing credit on 1,800 films, including those under production but not yet released ...
Several cast and crew members, including Michael Parker, Phoenix, Reeves, and Flea, lived together in a house in Portland during filming. A couple of times a week, they would play music together. Due to the low budget, a typical day of shooting started at 6 am and ended at 11 pm. [20] The film was not storyboarded and was made without a shot ...
The Guinness Book of Records lists 410 feature-length film and TV versions of William Shakespeare's plays as having been produced, which makes him the most filmed author ever in any language. [ 1 ] The Internet Movie Database lists Shakespeare as having writing credit on 1,171 films, with 21 films in active production, but not yet released, as ...
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1909 American film directed by Charles Kent and J. Stuart Blackton, and starring Walter Ackerman and Charles Chapman. [2] It was the first film adaptation of the eponymous play by William Shakespeare. [citation needed] The movie was made during summer 1909, but not released until December 25. [3]
Pages in category "Films based on works by William Shakespeare" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The film is based on characters and stories from Shakespeare's famous "Henriad" series of plays – Henry IV pt 1, Henry IV pt 2, Henry V — and tracks the life of a young prince named Hal ...
Producer John Houseman says the film was made because Laurence Olivier's 1944 production of Henry V had been a success. MGM's head of production Dore Schary offered the project to Houseman, who said he wanted Joseph L. Mankiewicz to direct because he thought he and William Wyler were "probably the two best dialogue directors in the business ...
Shakespeare on Silent Film: An Excellent Dumb Discourse (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009), pp. 201–216 (on silent American Romeo and Juliet films). Martin, Jennifer L. "Tights vs. Tattoos: Filmic Interpretations of 'Romeo and Juliet'." The English Journal. 92.1 Shakespeare for a New Age (September 2002) pp. 41–46 doi:10.2307/821945.