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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. 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.
The Best Shakespeare Movies. by orvarhaf • Created 8 years ago • Modified 8 years ago. Faithful- and loosely adapted works of Shakespeare for the big screen.
Academy Award-winning director Tony Richardson brings Shakespeare's tragedy to the screen - with searing performances from Nicol Williamson as the melancholy Dane and future Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins as the deceitful Claudius.
- Much Ado About Nothing. 1993 | 1 hour 51 minutes | Directed by Kenneth Branagh | Starring Kate Beckinsale, Robert Sean Leonard, Keanu Reeves. The week before their wedding, Hero (Kate Beckinsale) and her fiancé Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) hook up with Don Pedro, Claudio's commanding officer (Denzel Washington), to devise a matchmaking plot.
- Hamlet. 1996 | 4 hours 2 minutes | Directed by Kenneth Branagh | Starring Kenneth Brannagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie. Prince Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh) is traumatized upon learning that his father was murdered by the current king, Claudius (Derek Jacobi), with the help of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude).
- Henry V. 1989 | 2 hours 17 minutes | Directed by Kenneth Branagh | Starring Kenneth Brannagh, Emma Thompson, Derek Jacobi. Henry V of England (Kenneth Branagh), in this gritty film adaptation of Shakespeare's play about the bold and brutal monarch, decides to claim the kingdom of France.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream. 1999 | 1 hour 56 minutes | Directed by Michael Hoffman | Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Stanley Tucci, Christian Bale. Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream inspired the 1999 romantic comedy fantasy movie A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- Much Ado About Nothing. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington. 205 votes. In this Shakespearean farce, Hero (Kate Beckinsale) and her groom-to-be, Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard), team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme.
- Hamlet. Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal. 202 votes. In the only unabridged film version of the classic play, here updated to the 19th century, Prince Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh) is traumatized by the revelation that his father was murdered by the present king, Claudius (Derek Jacobi), with the aid of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude (Julie Christie).
- Henry V. Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed. 149 votes. In this gritty screen adaptation of Shakespeare's play about the heroic and ruthless king, Henry V of England (Kenneth Branagh) determines to lay claim to the kingdom of France.
- Romeo and Juliet. Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Milo O'Shea. 223 votes. Romeo and Juliet breathes life into William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy of star-crossed lovers.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is the most adapted writer in the history of cinema and has averaged over 10 screen adaptations credits a year over the past 115 years.
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Jan 15, 2024 · Shakespeare is best known for his dramatic plays, and many of them were adapted into (or inspired) movies worth watching.
