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1	Romeo and Juliet (1968) more movies like this directed by Franco Zeffirelli featuring Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Michael York, John McEnery Director Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was touted at the time of its release (successfully, if the box-office receipts are any indication), as something of a "youth trip" movie. This is because Zeffirelli broke the long-standing tradition of casting over-aged, sometimes grey-haired players in the title roles. ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.50!
2	Hamlet (1996) more movies like this directed by Kenneth Branagh featuring Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough, Brian Blessed, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet, Richard Briers At least the 22nd time William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy has been brought to the screen, Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of Hamlet was the first to preserve Shakespeare's entire text, uncut and unabridged. Moving the action into the 19th century, Branagh cast himself in the title role and, as in his adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $7.40!
3	Hamlet (1990) more movies like this directed by Franco Zeffirelli featuring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm Franco Zeffirelli directs his third Shakespeare adaptation (after Romeo and Juliet and Otello) with this film version of the tragedy Hamlet. The titular prince of Denmark (Mel Gibson), returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died and his uncle Claudius (Alan Bates) is ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.76!
4	William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) more movies like this directed by Baz Luhrmann featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Pete Postlethwaite The classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy is updated by director Baz Luhrmann to a post-modern Verona Beach where swords are merely a brand of gun and bored youths are easily spurred toward violence. Longtime rivals in religion and business, the Montagues and the Capulets share a page from the Jets and Sharks of West Side Story when they form ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.19!
5	Othello (1995) more movies like this directed by Oliver Parker featuring Laurence Fishburne, Irène Jacob, Kenneth Branagh, Nathaniel Parker, Michael Maloney Actor Oliver Parker made his directorial debut with this adaptation of the tragic play by William Shakespeare that abridges the original text by half and ups the quotient of sex and violence. Laurence Fishburne stars as the Moorish general Othello, who returns a hero after crushing an invasion attempt by the Turkish army near Cyprus. Pledged to ... see all copies from $3.49! new only from $13.99!
6	Ran (1985) more movies like this directed by Akira Kurosawa featuring Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada Ran is Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's reinterpretation of William Shakespeare's King Lear. The Lear counterpart is an elderly 16th-century warlord (Tatsuya Nakadai), who announces that he's about to divide his kingdom equally among his three sons. In his dotage, he falls prey to the false flattery of his treacherous sons (Akira Terao and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99!
7	Richard III (1995) more movies like this directed by Richard Loncraine featuring Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey, Jr., Nigel Hawthorne Richard Loncraine takes Shakespeare's classic tale of treachery, Richard III, and transplants it to the 1930s. Ian McKellen is Richard who, as the film opens, begins plotting against his brother Edward, who has just ascended to the throne after a bloody civil war. Richard begins by seducing and wedding Lady Anne (Kristin Scott Thomas), whom he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.15!
8	Hamlet (1948) more movies like this directed by Laurence Olivier featuring Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney, Jean Simmons, Norman Wooland, Felix Aylmer Although criticized by Shakespeare devotees upon its release because of director, producer, and star Laurence Olivier's decision to excise large portions of the text, his cinematic version of Hamlet is widely considered the best out of several dozens (and counting). Hamlet (Olivier) is a medieval Danish prince who's still melancholy over the ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $11.55!
9	Black Orpheus (1959) more movies like this directed by Marcel Camus featuring Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia, Lourdes de Oliveira Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) is literally what its title suggests: a retelling of the "Orpheus and Eurydice" legend enacted by black performers. This time the setting is the annual Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Orpheus (Breno Mello) is a streetcar conductor; Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) has just jilted her lover and is attempting to escape his wrath. ... see all copies from $6.53! new only from $23.47!
10	Hamlet (2000) more movies like this directed by Michael Almereyda featuring Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Diane Venora, Bill Murray, Julia Stiles William Shakespeare's classic tale is brought to the screen for the third time in ten years in this modernized interpretation. Writer/director Michael Almereyda updates the story to the present day, where Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) is a struggling filmmaker whose personal and familial trials are set against the machinations of a huge production firm ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.86!
11 view cover	The Merchant of Venice (2004) more movies like this directed by Michael Radford featuring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson One of William Shakespeare's most powerful comedies has been given a bold cinematic adaptation in this film version of The Merchant of Venice. Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) is a young and vital member of the aristocratic classes in 16th century Italy; however, Bassanio's impulsive nature and lavish lifestyle have put him deeply in debt, and he will ... see all copies from $10.25! new only from $10.25!
12 view cover	Titus (1999) more movies like this directed by Julie Taymor featuring Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, Harry J. Lennix, Colm Feore, Angus MacFadyen, James Frain One of William Shakespeare's lesser-known plays, Titus Andronicus was staged in New York by award-winning theatrical director Julie Taymor in an acclaimed 1995 production, before her widely praised Broadway version of The Lion King. Taymor revisits that production for her first motion picture, with the addition of a star-studded cast. Roman ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.49!
13 view cover	Julius Caesar (1970) more movies like this directed by Stuart Burge featuring Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, Jr., John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Robert Vaughn Except for the omission of several passages in the original play, this 1970 adaptation of Julius Caesar faithfully retells Shakespeare's account of events surrounding the assassination of Caesar in 44 B.C. The film begins when Caesar John Gielgud is at the height of his power after conquering Pompey "the Great" in a civil war. Important senators ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.53!
14 view cover	Julius Caesar (1953) more movies like this directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz featuring Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Louis Calhern, Greer Garson, Edmond O'Brien, Deborah Kerr Joseph L. Mankiewicz directed this exquisite version of William Shakespeare's play. Louis Calhern is Julius Caesar, whose conquests have enabled him to rise to the status of Roman dictator. But his ascent to almost God-like status has given pause to influential members of the Roman Senate. Chief among them is Cassius (John Gielgud), who is ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $14.43!
15 view cover	Tristan & Isolde (2006) more movies like this directed by Kevin Reynolds featuring James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David Patrick O'Hara, Mark Strong One of the great stories of doomed love is given a new screen interpretation in this historical drama. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, King Donnchadh (David O'Hara) of Ireland has become the de facto ruler of England, but one of his underlings, Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell), dreams of uniting British forces with an eye toward self-rule. One ... see all copies from $6.17! new only from $6.97!
16 view cover	King Lear (1984) more movies like this directed by Michael Elliott featuring Diana Rigg, Dorothy Tutin, Laurence Olivier, Anna Calder-Marshall Shakespeare's tragedy, made for British television, is given a full-blooded rendition here with the great Laurence Olivier in the title role and a stellar cast to support him, in the tale of a king torn apart by the ambition and treachery within his family and by his own pride. Mark Hockley, All Movie Guide see all copies from $4.49! new only from $19.56!
17 view cover	Macbeth (1978) more movies like this directed by Philip Casson featuring Ian McKellen, Judi Dench This 1976 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth was originally broadcast on Thames Television in 1978. The company's artistic director Trevor Dunn directs the cast on a small bare stage with mostly black costumes and minimal props. After the witches (Susan Dury, Judith Harte, Marie Kean) announce the prophecy that Macbeth (Ian McKellen) ... see all copies from $12.65! new only from $17.92!
18 view cover	Macbeth (1971) more movies like this directed by Roman Polanski featuring Terence Bayler, Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Nicholas Selby, John Stride, Vic Abbott, Stephen Chase Perhaps William Shakespeare meant to have Lady Macbeth perform her sleepwalking scene in the nude -- it was this X-rated scene and the film's much-publicized spurts of violence, rather than the brilliant performances of Jon Finch as Macbeth and Francesca Annis as his Lady, that lured crowds to Roman Polanski's 1972 adaptation of Macbeth. Only a ... see all copies from $9.88! new only from $16.30!
19 view cover	Throne of Blood (1957) more movies like this directed by Akira Kurosawa featuring Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Takamaru Sasaki Macbeth is reimagined as a samurai in feudal Japan in director Akira Kurosawa's classic adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy. Familiar with Orson Welles's more faithful adaptation, Kurosawa chose to place a more personal stamp on his version by translating the events and characters to historical Japan. The equivalent of the tragic Scottish lord ... see all copies from $7.94! new only from $27.99!
20 view cover	The Swimmer (1968) more movies like this directed by Frank Perry featuring Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Diana Van Der Vlis, Tony Bickley, Kim Hunter John Cheever's "misery in suburbia" short stories, brief and to the point, have always proven excellent TV fodder. Director Frank Perry's The Swimmer, adapted for the screen by Perry's wife Eleanor, is a rare, and for the most part successful, attempt at offering a Cheever story in feature-length form. Dressed only in swimming trunks throughout ... see all copies from $14.50!
21 view cover	Macbeth (1948) more movies like this directed by Orson Welles featuring Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy McDowall, Edgar Barrier Shakespeare's tragic tale of the rise and fall of ambitious 12th-century Scottish warrior MacBeth has proven irresistible to filmmakers. Orson Welles was so anxious to transfer the play to the screen that he acceded to the demands of his parent studio, Republic pictures, that he shoot his version of MacBeth in 23 days on standing B-western sets. ... see all copies from $3.53!
22 view cover	O (2001) more movies like this directed by Tim Blake Nelson featuring Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Elden Henson, Andrew Keegan A modernized retelling of William Shakespeare's Othello, O changes its setting to an elite private school in the American South. Odin (Mekhi Phifer) is the only black student at Palmetto Grove and also the star basketball player, with hopes of reaching the NBA. A popular student, he is dating Desi Brable (Julia Stiles), the daughter of the school ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
23 view cover	Hamlet (2000) more movies like this directed by Campbell Scott, Eric Simonson featuring Campbell Scott, Blair Brown, Jamey Sheridan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lisa Gay Hamilton Campbell Scott is both star and co-director of this elaborate (albeit economically produced) four-hour TV version of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The film is based on Scott's earlier theatrical production of the same play, with several of the same actors repeating their same roles. Updated to 1900 New York, the text ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.01!
24 view cover	Richard III (1955) more movies like this directed by Laurence Olivier featuring Cedric Hardwicke, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Nicholas Hannen, Claire Bloom, Ralph Richardson, Alec Clunes Laurence Olivier was the director, co-screenwriter (with Alan Dent), and star of this robust adaptation of Shakespeare's drama, which, as Bruce Eder has written, "was the final, crowning glory of the British studio system and the end of the great cycle of British films aimed at international audiences." Olivier begins his Richard III with Edward ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $12.99!
25 view cover	King Lear (1997) more movies like this directed by Richard Eyre featuring Amanda Redman, Barbara Flynn, Ian Holm Ian Holm delivers an Emmy-nominated performance in this filmed adaptation of the classic Shakespearean tragedy King Lear. From director Richard Eyre (Stage Beauty), the film traces the events that follow the titular monarch's decision to make his three daughters vie for his kingdom. Originally broadcast on the BBC, it was later shown in the U.S. ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $13.03!

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