Shakespeare movies

Movies based on the life of, or derived from the works of, William Shakespeare. Examples include:

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• (1992) (mini)
• Shakespeare-Wallah (1965) aka "Shakespeare Wallah" - India (English title) (alternative spelling)
• Shakespeare Behind Bars (2005)
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (2000) (TV)
• Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" - USA (video title)
• "A Taste of Shakespeare" (1995)
• Othello (1981/I) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Othello" - USA (video title)
• Shakespeare in the Park (1995)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing" - USA (video title)
• Shakespeare... In and Out (1999)
• Henry IV, Part I (1979) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I" - USA (video title)
• Romeo and Juliet (1978) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet" - USA (video title)
• "Playing Shakespeare" (1984) (mini)
• Twelfth Night (1980) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night" - USA (video title)
• Macbeth (1983) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth" - USA (video title)
• The Tempest (1980/I) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tempest" - USA (video title)
• As You Like It (1978) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: As You Like It" - USA (video title)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981/I) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream" - USA (video title)
• "In Search of Shakespeare" (2003) (mini)
• The Taming of the Shrew (1980) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew" - USA (video title)
• Julius Caesar (1979/I) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar" - USA (video title)
• King Lear (1982) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear" - USA (video title)
• King Richard the Second (1978) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard the Second" - USA (video title)
• All's Well That Ends Well (1981) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well" - USA (video title)
• The Comedy of Errors (1983) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors" - USA (video title)
• Cymbeline (1982) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Cymbeline" - USA (video title)
• Happy Birthday Shakespeare (2000) (TV)
• Henry IV, Part II (1979) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II" - USA (video title)
• Henry V (1979) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry V" - USA (video title) aka "The BBC Shakespeare: The Life of Henry the Fifth" - UK (complete title)
• Henry VIII (1979) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VIII" - USA (video title)
• Henry VI, Part Three (1983) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Three" - USA (video title)
• Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982) (TV)
• The Life and Death of King John (1984) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Life and Death of King John" - USA (video title)
• Love's Labour's Lost (1985) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost" - USA (video title)
• Master Will Shakespeare (1936)
• Measure for Measure (1979) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure" - USA (video title)
• The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor" - USA (video title)
• The Merchant of Venice (1980) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice" - USA (video title)
• Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Pericles, Prince of Tyre" - USA (video title)
• Shivering Shakespeare (1930)
• Timon of Athens (1981) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens" - USA (video title)
• Titus Andronicus (1985) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus" - USA (video title)
• The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Coriolanus" - USA (video title)
• The Tragedy of Richard the Third (1983) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Richard the Third" - USA (video title)
• Troilus & Cressida (1981) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida" - USA (video title)
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1983) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona" - USA (video title)
• William Shakespeare (2000)
• The Winter's Tale (1981) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale" - USA (video title)
• "Life of Shakespeare" (1978) (mini) aka "Will Shakespeare" - UK aka "William Shakespeare, His Life & Times" - (video title)
• The Jailbird (1920) aka "Shakespeare Clancy" - USA (working title)
• Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare (1977) (TV)
• "Shakespeare Lives!" (1982)
• Shakespeare og Kronborg (1950)
• "The Shakespeare Plays" (1979)
• The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
• "Shakespeare Shorts" (1996)
• Shakespeare: Soul of an Age (1962)
• Henry VI, Part Two (1983) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Two" - USA (video title)
• Henry VI, Part One (1983) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part One" - USA (video title)
• The Goddess Bunny Channels Shakespeare (1989) (V)
• My Shakespeare (2004) (TV)
• Suffering Shakespeare (1924)
• The Channel (2002) aka "Shakespeare Beach" - USA (working title)
• Antony & Cleopatra (1981) (TV) aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Antony & Cleopatra" - USA (video title)
• The Life of Shakespeare (1914) aka "Loves and Adventures in the Life of Shakespeare" - USA
• Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player (1916)
• RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare (2002) (V)
• A&E Biography: William Shakespeare - A Life of Drama (1996) (TV) aka "A&E Biography: William Shakespeare - A Life of Drama"
• Shades of Shakespeare (1919)
• Who Wrote Shakespeare's Works? (1990) (TV) aka "Uncovering Shakespeare: An Update" - USA (closing credits title)
• Why Shakespeare? (2004) (V)
• Shake, Mr. Shakespeare (1936)
• Will Shakespeare (1938) (TV)
• Forbidden Planet (1956) Sci-fi film losely based on "The Tempest"
• Shakespeare In Love (1998) a fictionalized account of Shakespeare at the time of writing "Romeo and Juliet"
• Ran (1985) Kurosawa's Japanese version of "King Lear"
• Throne of Blood (1957) Kurosawa's Japanese version of "Macbeth"
• Prospero's Books (1991) Peter Greenaway's adaption of "The Tempest"

The following is a list of adaptations of Shakespeare plays set in the modern-day or 20th Century:

Related Topics:
Shakespeare - 20th Century

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• Hamlet (2000 movie)
• Ten Things I Hate About You (1999 adaptation of Taming of the Shrew)
• O (movie) (2001 movie, adaptation of Othello)
• Romeo and Juliet (1996 movie)
• Richard III (1995 movie)
• Strange Brew (1983 adaptation of Hamlet)
• Scotland, PA (2001 adaption of MacBeth)