Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

*5.8

Status

Released

Production

BFI

Aired

2016-07-18

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

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.