William Shakespeare Movies

The earliest surviving film of Orson Welles—a vignette of his and Roger Hill's production of "Twelfth Night" at the Todd School for Boys.

This 2013 Salzburg Festival performance of Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdis late masterwork and crowning achievement, features conductor Zubin Mehta and the...

As the saying goes, “Shakespeare invented him, Verdi made him immortal” – and, surely, it was Bryn Terfel who defined him. Terfel...

Pushed by his ambitious wife, Katanga kills the king and takes the throne—and then there is no deed too low to keep his grip on power.

A violent street brawl between their rival families is the prelude to Romeo’s first encounter with Juliet. Despite this, and the fact that...

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, Shakespeare's Globe has assembled an all-star cast to make 37 short films – one for...

Twelfth Night is a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery....

A new version for younger audiences by Bijan Sheibani and Ben Power. Originally staged as part of the National Theatre’s Shakespeare for...

A modern day adaptation of two of William Shakespeare's tragedies - Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, Shakespeare's Globe has assembled an all-star cast to make 37 short films – one for...

Hamlet returns home from drama school in United States, after the cold-blooded assassination of her father by her uncle, who has married...

Neumeier's dance version of the Shakespeare play about the trials and tribulations of love has lost none of its freshness over three decades after...

Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When Prospero's usurping brother sails by the island, Prospero conjures a...

A light hearted adaptation of Shakespeare's play about middle class life in Elizabethan England.

A company of actors arrive at a castle deep in the Irish countryside and set into motion the story of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The lives of the actors...

Adaptation of Shakespeare's play presented for the Folger Shakespeare Library, and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller.

The once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, and so begins one of Shakespeare’s most moving tragedies....

Roma Romeo and Juliet: A boy and a girl from rival families fall in love.

Arshinagar is a Bengali musical romance drama film directed by Aparna Sen. The screenplay is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

What happens when you try to perform Shakespeare inside Grand Theft Auto?