Tcm Greatest Classic Films Collection - 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

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Othello; Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Region 1 (US and Canada) only.

Production Company

Name

Warner Home Video

Web

http://www.warnerbros.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7984 6400

Fax

020 7984 5001

Address

98 Theobold’s Road
London
WC1X 8WB

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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Name

cduniverse.com

Web

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