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Tcm Greatest Classic Films Selection - Shakespeare

Synopsis
2-disc set. See individual entries on this database for full details of cast and credits.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (1935). d. Dierterle. Commentary by film historian Scott Hamilton.

Olivia de Havilland Screen Test

A DREAM COMES TRUE (1935). Short film on the premiere of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at the Warner Beverly Theater.

SHAKE MR SHAKESPEARE (1936). d. Roy Mack. Musical short. Created as a tie-in for Dieterle and Reinhardt’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (1935) the film imagines a hybrid between Shakespeare and swing music.

Theatrical trailer for the film.

OTHELLO (1965). d. Stuart Burge.

Theatrical trailer for the film.

ROMEO AND JULIET (1936). d. George Cukor.

MASTER WILL SHAKESPEARE (1936). d. Jacques Tourneur. Short. Biography of Shakespeare highlighting the various jobs he worked at in the theatre. Filmed as a promotion piece to the forthcoming MGM production ROMEO AND JULIET (1936).

LITTLE CHEESER (1936). d. Harman/Isling. MGM Cartoon.

Theatrical trailer for the film.

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (1972). d. Charlton Heston

Featurette THE MAKING OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA with Fraser C. Heston.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Year of release
2011
Notes
Region 1 (US and Canada) only.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Warner Home Video

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Phone
020 7984 6400
Fax
020 7984 5001
Address
98 Theobold’s Road
London
WC1X 8WB

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

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Name

cduniverse.com

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