Selected filmography of Shakespeare's works

film title country

of origin

production

date

running

time production

company director selected notable actors

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra Spain, Switzerland, U.K. 1972 160 min

● Transac

● Izaro

● Folio

● Charlton Heston (Heston, Charlton)

Charlton Heston (Heston, Charlton) (Antony), Hildegard Neil (Cleopatra), Fernando Rey (Lepidus)

As You Like It

As You Like It U.K. 1936 97 min Inter-Allied

● Paul Czinner

Henry Ainley (Duke Senior), Felix Aylmer (Duke Frederick), Laurence Olivier (Olivier, Laurence, Baron Olivier of Brighton) (Orlando), Elisabeth Bergner (Bergner, Elisabeth) (Rosalind)

As You Like It U.K. 1992 117 min

● Sands Films

● Christine Edzard

Andrew Tiernan (Orlando/Oliver), Emma Croft (Rosalind), Cyril Cusack (Adam), James Fox (Jaques)

Hamlet

Hamlet France 1900 3 min Maurice

● Clément Maurice

Sarah Bernhardt (Bernhardt, Sarah) (Hamlet), Pierre Magnier (Laertes)

Hamlet France 1907 10 min Méliès

● Georges Méliès (Méliès, Georges)

Georges Méliès (Méliès, Georges) (Hamlet)

Hamlet U.K. 1913 54 min

● Hepworth

● Gaumont

● E. Hay Plumb

Johnston Forbes-Robertson (Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston) (Hamlet)

Hamlet Germany 1920 117 min Art-Film

● Svend Gade,

● Heinz Schall

Asta Nielsen (Hamlet)

Hamlet U.K. 1948 152 min

● Two Cities Films

● Laurence Olivier (Olivier, Laurence, Baron Olivier of Brighton)

Laurence Olivier (Olivier, Laurence, Baron Olivier of Brighton) (Hamlet), Jean Simmons (Ophelia), Eileen Herlie (Gertrude)

Ophélia France 1962 105 min

● Boreal Pictures

● Claude Chabrol (Chabrol, Claude)

André Jocelyn (Yvan/Hamlet), Juliette Mayniel (Lucie/Ophelia), Alida Valli (Claudia Lesurf/Gertrude), Claude Cerval (Adrien Lesurf/Claudius)

Gamlet U.S.S.R. 1964 148 min Lenfilm

● Grigory Kozintsev

Innokenti Smoktunovsky (Hamlet)

Hamlet U.K. 1969 117 min

● Woodfall Film Productions

● Tony Richardson (Richardson, Tony)

Nicol Williamson (Hamlet), Marianne Faithfull (Ophelia), Judy Parfitt (Gertrude), Anthony Hopkins (Hopkins, Sir Anthony) (Claudius)

Hamlet U.S. 1990 135 min Carolco

● Franco Zeffirelli (Zeffirelli, Franco)

Mel Gibson (Hamlet), Helena Bonham Carter (Ophelia), Glenn Close (Gertrude), Alan Bates (Claudius)

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead U.S., U.K. 1990 117 min

● WNET

● Brandenberg

● Tom Stoppard (Stoppard, Tom)

Richard Dreyfuss (Dreyfuss, Richard) (Player), Gary Oldman (Rosencrantz), Tim Roth (Guildenstern)

Last Action Hero U.S. 1993 130 min

● Columbia Pictures Entertainment (Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.)

● Oak Productions

● John McTiernan

Arnold Schwarzenegger (Schwarzenegger, Arnold) (Jack Slater/Himself), Ian McKellen (McKellen, Sir Ian) (Death), Joan Plowright (Plowright, Joan) (Teacher)

In the Bleak Midwinter (A Midwinter's Tale) U.K. 1995 98 min

● Castle Rock

● Midwinter Films

● Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth)

Richard Briers (Henry Wakefield), Joan Collins (Margaretta D'Arcy)

Hamlet U.K., U.S. 1996 242 min

● Castle Rock

● Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth)

Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth) (Hamlet), Kate Winslet (Ophelia), Julie Christie (Christie, Julie) (Gertrude), Charlton Heston (Heston, Charlton) (Player King), Richard Briers (Polonius), Derek Jacobi (Jacobi, Sir Derek) (Claudius)

Hamlet U.S. 2000 123 min

● Double A Films

● Michael Almereyda

Ethan Hawke (Hamlet), Diane Venora (Gertrude), Julia Stiles (Ophelia), Sam Shepard (Shepard, Sam) (Ghost), Bill Murray (Polonius)

(Part 1 (Henry IV, Part 1) and Part 2 (Henry IV, Part 2)) and Henry V

Henry V U.K. 1944 137 min

● Two Cities Films

● Laurence Olivier (Olivier, Laurence, Baron Olivier of Brighton)

Laurence Olivier (Olivier, Laurence, Baron Olivier of Brighton) (Henry V), Robert Newton (Pistol), Leslie Banks (Chorus), Renée Asherson (Katherine)

Chimes at Midnight Spain, Switzerland 1966 119 min

● Internacional Films

● Alpine

● Orson Welles (Welles, Orson)

Orson Welles (Welles, Orson) (Falstaff), Keith Baxter (Prince Hal), John Gielgud (Gielgud, Sir John) (Henry IV), Margaret Rutherford (Rutherford, Dame Margaret) (Mistress Quickly)

Henry V U.K. 1989 138 min

● Samuel Goldwyn

● Renaissance Films

● Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth)

Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth) (Henry V), Derek Jacobi (Jacobi, Sir Derek) (Chorus), Ian Holm (Fluellen), Judi Dench (Dench, Dame Judi) (Mistress Quickly)

My Own Private Idaho U.S. 1991 102 min

● New Line Cinema

● Gus Van Sant

River Phoenix (Mike Waters), Keanu Reeves (Scott Favor), William Richert (Bob Pigeon)

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar U.S. 1950 90 min

● Avon Productions

● David Bradley

Charlton Heston (Heston, Charlton) (Mark Antony)

Julius Caesar U.S. 1953 121 min MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.)

● Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Mankiewicz, Joseph L.)

Marlon Brando (Brando, Marlon, Jr.) (Mark Antony), James Mason (Mason, James) (Brutus), John Gielgud (Gielgud, Sir John) (Cassius), Louis Calhern (Julius Caesar)

Julius Caesar U.K. 1970 117 min

● Commonwealth United

● Stuart Burge

Charlton Heston (Heston, Charlton) (Mark Antony), Jason Robards (Robards, Jason) (Brutus), John Gielgud (Gielgud, Sir John) (Julius Caesar), Diana Rigg (Rigg, Dame Diana) (Portia)

King John

King John U.K. 1899 2 min

● British Mutoscope

● Biograph Co. (Biograph Company)

● W.K. Laurie Dickson

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm) (King John)

King Lear

Karol Lear U.S.S.R. 1970 140 min Lenfilm

● Grigory Kozintsev

Yuri Yarvet (King Lear)

King Lear U.K., Denmark 1970 137 min

● Filmways (London)

● Athene

● Laterna Films (Copenhagen)

● Peter Brook (Brook, Peter)

Paul Scofield (Scofield, Paul) (King Lear), Irene Worth (Worth, Irene) (Goneril), Jack MacGowran (Fool), Anne-Lise Gabold (Cordelia)

Ran, or Chaos Japan, France 1985 160 min

● Greenwich Film

● Herald Ace

● Nippon Herald

● Kurosawa Akira

Nakadai Tatsuya (Lord Ichimonji Hidetora), Nezu Jinpachi (Jiro), Tazaki Jun (Ayabe Seiji), Igawa Hisashi (Kurogane Shuri)

The King Is Alive Denmark, Sweden, U.S. 2000 110 min

● Danish Broadcasting Corporation and others

● Kristian Levring

Miles Anderson (Jack), David Bradley (Henry)

Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost U.K., France, U.S. 2000 93 min

● Arts Council of England and others

● Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth)

Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth) (Berowne), Nathan Lane (Costard), Richard Briers (Nathaniel), Alicia Silverstone (The Princess)

Macbeth

Macbeth U.S. 1948 89 min

● Republic Pictures

● Mercury Productions

● Orson Welles (Welles, Orson)

Orson Welles (Welles, Orson) (Macbeth), Jeanette Nolan (Lady Macbeth), Dan O'Herlihy (Macduff)

Throne of Blood Japan 1957 105 min Toho (Tōhō Motion Picture Company)

● Kurosawa Akira

Mifune Toshiro (Mifune Toshirō) (Washizu Taketori/ Macbeth), Yamada Isuzu (Asaji/Lady Macbeth)

Macbeth U.K. 1971 140 min

● Playboy Productions

● Caliban Films

● Roman Polanski (Polanski, Roman)

Jon Finch (Macbeth), Francesca Annis (Lady Macbeth)

Scotland, PA U.S. 2001 104 min

● Abandon Pictures

● Billy Morrissette

James LeGros (Joe "Mac" McBeth), Maura Tierney (Pat McBeth), Christopher Walken (Lt. Ernie McDuff)

Maqbool India 2003 132 min

● Kaleidoscope Entertainment

● Vishal Bharadwaj

Irfan Khan (Maqbool/Macbeth), Tabu (Nimi/Lady Macbeth), Pankaj Kapoor (Abbaji/Duncan)

Macbeth Australia 2006 109 min

● Film Victoria

● Mushroom Pictures

● Geoffrey Wright

Sam Worthington (Macbeth), Victoria Hill (Lady Macbeth)

The Merchant of Venice (Merchant of Venice, The)

Il mercante di Venezia Italy 1910 8 min

● Film d'Arte Italiana

● Gerolamo Lo Savio

Ermete Novelli (Shylock), Francesca Bertini (Portia)

Shylock France 1913 22 min Eclipse

● Henri Desfontaines

Harry Baur (Shylock), Pépa Bonafé (Portia)

Der Kaufmann von Venedig Germany 1923 64 min

● Peter Paul Felner-Film Co.

● Peter Paul Felner

Werner Krauss (Shylock), Henny Porten (Portia), Max Schreck (Doge of Venice), Carl Ebert (Antonio)

The Maori Merchant of Venice New Zealand 2002 158 min

● He Taonga Films

● Don Selwyn

Waihoroi Shortland (Shylock), Ngarimu Daniels (Portia)

The Merchant of Venice U.S., Italy, Luxembourg, U.K. 2004 138 min

● Spice Factory Ltd.

● UK Film Council and others

● Michael Radford

Al Pacino (Birney, Earle) (Shylock), Jeremy Irons (Antonio), Joseph Fiennes (Bassanio)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Midsummer Night's Dream, A)

A Midsummer Night's Dream U.S. 1909 8 min

● Vitagraph Company

● Charles Kent

Maurice Costello (Lysander), Dolores Costello (Fairy), William Ranous (Nick Bottom)

A Midsummer Night's Dream U.S. 1935 132 min

● Warner Brothers

● Max Reinhardt (Reinhardt, Max),

● William Dieterle

Dick Powell (Lysander), Olivia de Havilland (de Havilland, Olivia) (Hermia), Mickey Rooney (Rooney, Mickey) (Puck), James Cagney (Cagney, James) (Nick Bottom)

A Midsummer Night's Dream Spain, U.K. 1984 80 min Cabochon

● Celestino Coronado

Lindsay Kemp (Puck), Francois Testory (Changeling)

A Midsummer Night's Dream U.K. 1996 105 min

● Edenwood Productions

● Adrian Noble

Lindsay Duncan (Hippolyta/Titania), Alex Jennings (Theseus/Oberon), Desmond Barrit (Nick Bottom), Osheen Jones (The Boy)

A Midsummer Night's Dream Italy, U.K. 1999 115 min

● Fox Searchlight

● Regency Enterprises

● Michael Hoffman

Kevin Kline (Nick Bottom), Michelle Pfeiffer (Titania), Rupert Everett (Oberon)

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing U.K., U.S. 1993 110 min

● Samuel Goldwyn

● Renaissance Films

● Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth)

Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth) (Benedick), Emma Thompson (Beatrice), Michael Keaton (Dogberry), Denzel Washington (Don Pedro)

Othello

Othello Germany 1922 93 min

● Wörner Film

● Dimitri Buchowetzki

Emil Jannings (Jannings, Emil) (Othello), Werner Krauss (Iago), Ica von Lenkeffy (Desdemona)

Othello Morocco 1952 91 min

● Films Marceau

● Mercury Productions

● Orson Welles (Welles, Orson)

Orson Welles (Welles, Orson) (Othello), Micheál MacLiammóir (Iago), Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona), Robert Coote (Roderigo)

Othello U.S.S.R. 1955 108 min Mosfilm

● Sergey Yutkevich

Sergey Bondarchuk (Othello), Andrey Popov (Iago), Irina Skobtseva (Desdemona)

Othello U.K. 1965 165 min

● BHE Films

● John Dexter,

● Stuart Burge

Laurence Olivier (Olivier, Laurence, Baron Olivier of Brighton) (Othello), Frank Finlay (Iago), Maggie Smith (Smith, Dame Maggie) (Desdemona)

Othello U.K. 1995 124 min

● Castle Rock

● Dakota Films

● Imminent Films

● Oliver Parker

Laurence Fishburne (Othello), Kenneth Branagh (Branagh, Kenneth) (Iago), Irène Jacob (Desdemona)

O U.S. 2001 91 min

● Dimension and others

● Tim Blake Nelson

Mekhi Phifer (Odin James), Josh Hartnett (Hugo Goulding), Julia Stiles (Desi Brable)

Richard III

Richard III U.K. 1911 16 min

● Co-operative Cinematograph

● Frank R. Benson (Benson, Sir Frank)

Frank R. Benson (Benson, Sir Frank) (Richard III)

Richard III U.S. 1912 55 min

● Shakespeare Film Co.

● Richard III Film Co.

● M.B. Dudley,

● James Keane 【Keene】

Frederick Warde (Richard III), James Keane 【Keene】 (Richmond)

Richard III U.K. 1955 157 min

● London Film Productions

● Laurence Olivier (Olivier, Laurence, Baron Olivier of Brighton)

Laurence Olivier (Olivier, Laurence, Baron Olivier of Brighton) (Richard III), John Gielgud (Gielgud, Sir John) (Clarence), Ralph Richardson (Richardson, Sir Ralph) (Buckingham), Claire Bloom (Bloom, Claire) (Lady Anne)

Richard III U.S. 1995 105 min

● Bayly

● Paré

● Richard Loncraine

Ian McKellen (McKellen, Sir Ian) (Richard III), Jim Broadbent (Buckingham), Kristin Scott Thomas (Lady Anne), Annette Bening (Queen Elizabeth)

Looking for Richard U.S. 1996 109 min

● 20th Century Fox (Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation)

● Chal Productions

● Jam Productions

● Al Pacino (Pacino, Al)

Al Pacino (Pacino, Al) (Richard III), Aidan Quinn (Richmond), Alec Baldwin (Clarence), Winona Ryder (Lady Anne)

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet U.S. 1936 126 min MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.)

● George Cukor (Cukor, George)

Leslie Howard (Howard, Leslie) (Romeo), Norma Shearer (Shearer, Norma) (Juliet), John Barrymore (Barrymore, John) (Mercutio), Basil Rathbone (Rathbone, Basil) (Tybalt)

Les Amants de Vérone France 1949 110 min

● Films de France

● André Cayatte

Serge Reggiani (Romeo), Anouk Aimée (Juliet)

Giulietta e Romeo U.K., Italy 1954 138 min

● Verona Productions

● Renato Castellani

Laurence Harvey (Romeo), Susan Shentall (Juliet), Flora Robson (Nurse)

West Side Story U.S. 1961 151 min

● United Artists (United Artists Corporation) and others

● Robert Wise (Wise, Robert),

● Jerome Robbins (Robbins, Jerome)

Natalie Wood (Maria), Richard Beymer (Tony)

Giulietta e Romeo Italy, Spain 1964 90 min

● Imprecine

● Hispamer Film

● Riccardo Freda

Gerald Meynier (Romeo), Rosemarie Dexter (Juliet)

Romeo and Juliet Italy, U.K. 1968 152 min

● BHE Films

● Verona Productions

● Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

● Franco Zeffirelli (Zeffirelli, Franco)

Leonard Whiting (Romeo), Olivia Hussey (Juliet), Michael York (Tybalt)

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet U.S. 1996 120 min Bazmark

● Baz Luhrmann

Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo), Claire Danes (Juliet), Brian Dennehy (Montague), Paul Sorvino (Capulet)

Tromeo and Juliet U.S. 1996 107 min

● Troma Films

● Lloyd Kaufman

Jane Jensen (Juliet), Will Keenan (Tromeo Que)

The Taming of the Shrew (Taming of the Shrew, The)

The Taming of the Shrew U.S. 1929 68 min

● Pickford Corporation

● Sam Taylor

Mary Pickford (Pickford, Mary) (Katharina), Douglas Fairbanks (Fairbanks, Douglas) (Petruchio)

The Taming of the Shrew U.S., Italy 1966 122 min

● Royal Films International (N.Y.)

● F.A.I. Production

● Franco Zeffirelli (Zeffirelli, Franco)

Elizabeth Taylor (Taylor, Dame Elizabeth) (Katharina), Richard Burton (Burton, Richard) (Petruchio)

10 Things I Hate About You U.S. 1999 97 min

● Jaret Entertainment and others

● Gil Junger

Heath Ledger (Patrick Verona), Julia Stiles (Katarina Stratford), Larisa Oleynik (Bianca Stratford)

The Tempest (Tempest, The)

The Tempest U.K. 1979 96 min

● Boyd's Company

● Derek Jarman

Heathcote Williams (Prospero), Karl Johnson (Ariel), Toyah Willcox (Miranda)

Prospero's Books U.K., Netherlands, France, Italy 1991 124 min

● Allarts

● Cinéa

● Camera One

● Penta

● Peter Greenaway

John Gielgud (Gielgud, Sir John) (Prospero), Isabelle Pasco (Miranda), Michael Clark (Caliban)

Titus Andronicus

William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus U.S. 1999 147 min

● Joe Redner Film & Productions

● Christopher Dunne

Candy K. Sweet (Tamora), Lexton Raleigh (Aaron), Robert Reese (Titus)

Titus U.S. 1999 162 min

● Clear Blue Sky Productions and others

● Julie Taymor

Jessica Lange (Tamora), Anthony Hopkins (Hopkins, Sir Anthony) (Titus Andronicus)

Twelfth Night

Dvenadtsataya noch U.S.S.R. 1955 90 min Lenfilm

● Yakow Fried

Katya Luchko (Sebastian/Viola), Anna Larionova (Olivia)

Twelfth Night U.K., U.S. 1996 134 min

● Renaissance Productions

● Trevor Nunn

Imogen Stubbs (Viola), Helena Bonham Carter (Olivia), Richard E. Grant (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Steven Mackintosh (Sebastian)

The Winter's Tale (Winter's Tale, The)

Una tragedia alla corte di Sicilia Italy 1913 32 min

● Milano Films

● Baldassare Negroni

Pina Fabbri (Paulina), V. Cocchi (Leontes)

The Winter's Tale U.K. 1966 151 min

● Cressida

● Hurst Park Productions

● Frank Dunlop

Laurence Harvey (Leontes), Jane Asher (Perdita)

Compiled by Kenneth Rothwell