Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

The read

It runs a compact 1h 3m.

Synopsis

A compilation of scenes from Shakespeare adaptations made in the earliest days of cinema, including versions of King Lear, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Richard III and The Merchant of Venice, as well as less frequently filmed plays such as Henry VIII and The Winter's Tale.

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Key crew

• Jane GilesDirector

Cast

• John GielgudSelf
• Herbert Beerbohm TreeSelf
• Charles KentSelf
• Asta NielsenSelf

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