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  1. Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, The (2003)

    Director
    Tony Richardson
    Producer
    Michael Holden; Tony Richardson
    Subject
    Literature; Media studies; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 104 minutes), £17.99 (BFI)

    Feature film adapted by Alan Sillitoe from his own short story. A borstal boy finds freedom in the solitude of cross-country running. When his sporting prowess catches the eye of the governor he is coached...

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  2. Crucible, The (1996) (1996 Video)

    Director
    Nicholas Hytner
    Producer
    Robert A Miller; David V Picker
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 118 minutes), £9.99

    A film adaptation by Arthur Miller of his stage play about the 17th-century Salem, Massachusetts, witch hunts.

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  3. Looking for Richard (1996 Film, Video)

    Director
    Michael Hadge; Al Pacino
    Producer
    Al Pacino
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Documentary. Al Pacino, while in the process of staging a production of Richard III, explores in the film how the play took shape and tries to understand Shakespeare’s intention for it. He canvasses the...

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  4. Romeo + Juliet (1996 Film, Video)

    aka: William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet

    Director
    Baz Luhrmann
    Producer
    Baz Luhrmann; Gabriella Martinelli
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 115 minutes), £4.93

    An adaptation of Romeo and Juliet radically interpreting the text, while preserving the verse. Set in a futuristic Verona, the film uses shock cuts, speeded-up trick motion, and a rock music score. Leonardo...

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  5. Hamlet (1996) (1996 Film)

    Director
    Kenneth Branagh
    Producer
    David Barron
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 232 minutes), £5.99

    A film adaptation of Hamlet with Kenneth Branagh in the title role. Set in the 19th century with many stars giving cameo performances in minor roles. The film was shot on 65mm and released in 70mm.

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  6. Othello (1995) (1995 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Feature film version of the play by first-time director, Oliver Parker. The film was marketed as ‘an erotic thriller’ and Fishbourne, although physically powerful, fails to speak his lines with fluidity...

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  7. Dead Poets Society (1989 Film, Video)

    Director
    Peter Weir
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Videocasstte. VHS. col. 123 min.

    Feature film set in 1950s America. An unconventional teacher inspires his pupils, one of whom (Neil Perry) is seen as Puck in a school production a A Midsummer Night’s Dream, parts of which are shown...

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  8. Dresser, The (1983 Film, Video)

    Director
    Peter Yates
    Producer
    Peter Yates
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 113 minutes), £12.99

    A film adaptation by Ronald Harwood of his own play, based on the touring career of Donald Wolfit, for whom Harwood was the dresser. The story relates the complex relationship between Sir, an ageing...

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  9. To Be or Not to Be (1983) (1983 Film, Video)

    Director
    Alan Johnson; Mel Brooks
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A remake of the Ernst Lubitsch film TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942) with Mel Brooks and Ann Bancroft in the roles originally played by Jack Benny and Carole Lombard.

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  10. Harry and Tonto (1974 Film)

    Director
    Paul Mazursky
    Producer
    Paul Mazursky
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Feature film. A version of the Lear story displaced to modern America. When Harry, a retired English teacher, is evicted from his apartment he cries out a tirade from King Lear. Like Lear, Harry has three...

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