Here we've displayed a list of the best William Shakespeare films : Looking for Richard(1996), Theatre of Blood(1973), To Be or Not to Be(1983), Anonymous(2011), All Is True(2018), Men Are Not Gods(1936), Playmates(1941), Hunky Dory(2011), Ram-Leela(2013), Macbeth(2006) ... ...
Documentary
USA
1996
109 Minutes
Al Pacino Harris Yulin Penelope Allen Alec Baldwin Kevin Spacey Estelle Parsons Winona Ryder Aidan Quinn
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Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
Horror, Comedy
UK
1973
104 Minutes
Vincent Price Diana Rigg Robert Morley Ian Hendry Harry Andrews Coral Browne Robert Coote Jack Hawkins Michael Hordern Arthur Lowe Dennis Price
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A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1983
108 Minutes
Mel Brooks Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Tim Matheson Jose Ferrer Christopher Lloyd George Gaynes George Wyner Jack Riley Lewis J. Stadlen Ronny Graham
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At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.
Drama, History
UK|Germany|USA
2011
130 Minutes
Rhys Ifans Vanessa Redgrave Joely Richardson David Thewlis Xavier Samuel Sebastian Armesto Rafe Spall Edward Hogg Sam Reid Jamie Campbell Bower Derek Jacobi
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The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.
Drama, History
UK
2018
101 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Judi Dench Lydia Wilson Hadley Fraser Jack Colgrave Hirst John Dagleish Sean Foley Ian McKellen Gerard Horan Sam Ellis Kathryn Wilder
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A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1936
82 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Gertrude Lawrence Sebastian Shaw Rex Harrison A.E. Matthews Val Gielgud Lawrence Grossmith Laura Smithson
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Ann Williams (Miriam Hopkins), secretary to eccentric drama critic T.H. Skeates (A.E. Matthews), is persuaded to alter a ruinous review of Shakespearean actor Edmond Davey (Sebastian Shaw) ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Kay Kyser John Barrymore Lupe Velez Patsy Kelly Ginny Simms May Robson Peter Lind Hayes Harry Babbitt
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Lulu Monahan (Patsy Kelly), the press agent for John Barrymore (John Barrymore),is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser (... See full summary »
Musical
2011
110 Minutes
Minnie Driver Aneurin Barnard Robert Pugh Haydn Gwynne Steve Speirs Julia PĂ©rez Danielle Branch Aled Pugh
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In the summer of 1976, a British drama teacher (Minnie Driver) tries to motivate her apathetic students by staging a glam-rock musical version of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Romance, Drama
2013
150 Minutes
Ranveer Singh Deepika Padukone Richa Chadha Supriya Pathak Gulshan Devaiah Barkha Bisht Sengupta Sharad Kelkar
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A man (Ranveer Singh) from a crime family falls in love with a woman (Deepika Padukone) who is resistant to her family's choice of a husband for her.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
2006
109 Minutes
Sam Worthington Victoria Hill Lachy Hulme Gary Sweet Steve Bastoni Mick Molloy
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