Learning on ScreenLife of William Shakespeare, The
- Alternative title
- Life of William Shakespeare: His Intriques and Romances or the Loves, Adventures and Life of William Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Film biography of Shakespeare concentrating on his youth and early manhood. In the final scene Shakespeare dreams scenes from his plays - The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Hamlet.
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1914
- Duration
- c50; c5000 feet
Credits
- Director
- J B McDowell
- Cast
Aimee Martinck Queen Elizabeth Albert Ward William Shakespeare Eva Bayley Shakespeare’s mother George Foley Sir Thomas Lucy Gray Murray Hugh Clopton Miss Bennett Charlotte Clopton Sybil Hare Anne Hathaway
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Estimated budget £4,000.
The copy held by Library and Archives Canada, donated by Vancouver City Archives, is excerpts only and incomplete at 857ft. - General
- The inside scenes were shot in the studio at Walthamstow; the exterior scenes in Stratford where is was rumoured that furniture from Anne Hathaway’s cottage was used to bestow authenticity.
- Reviews
- Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (pp202-6, 353). Ball comments ‘I doubt if Shakespeare ever turned in his grave, but if he did, this film must have provided the impulse’.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Library and Archives Canada
- Web
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (613) 996-5115
- Fax
- (613) 996-6274
- Address
- 395 Wellington Street
Ottawa
ON K11 ON4
Canada
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