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The Bard's Plays, by Any Other Name ...
A Thousand Acres [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC)A Thousand Acres [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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King Lear in Iowa ...
Ran [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Ran [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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... and as done by Kurosawa.
Throne Of Blood [1957]Throne Of Blood [1957]
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Macbeth in Japan (Kurosawa again),
Scotland, PA [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Scotland, PA [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Macbeth in modern-day Scotland (PA!) ...
Men of Respect [1991] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Men of Respect [1991] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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... and Macbeth the mafia hit man.
West Side Story (Special Edition) [1961]West Side Story (Special Edition) [1961]
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Tony and Maria. Err, Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare In Love [1999]Shakespeare In Love [1999]
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The Bard's life, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter (err, that other woman, whatshername ...), Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow ... and whatever else you will.
The Goodbye Girl [1977] (REGION 1) (NTSC)The Goodbye Girl [1977] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Richard III among actors -
Looking For Richard [1997]Looking For Richard [1997]
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- and again, in Al Paciono's famous spin-off -
Kind Hearts And Coronets [1949]Kind Hearts And Coronets [1949]
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- and in a Victorian serial murder comedy. (Really.)
Braveheart (2 Disc Special Edition) [1995]Braveheart (2 Disc Special Edition) [1995]
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The "freedom" speech at the battle of Stirling is filched from Henry V (battle of Agincourt) - and Longshanks is Richard III in disguise, plus some of the Bard's other more sinister kings.
My Own Private Idaho [1991]My Own Private Idaho [1991]
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Henry IV (pt. 1), gay version.
In The Bleak Midwinter [1995]In The Bleak Midwinter [1995]
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The Prince of Denmark meets a winterly English, err, hamlet, meets a Midsummer Night's Dream, meets Kenneth Branagh,
The Manchurian Candidate [1962]The Manchurian Candidate [1962]
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Hamlet in the Cold War,
The Truman Show [1998]The Truman Show [1998]
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Hamlet in 24/7 live camera feed,
Strange Illusion [1945] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Strange Illusion [1945] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Hamlet goes teen ...
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead [1991]Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead [1991]
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... and a Hamlet spin-off from the point of view of two supporting characters.
Cheers - Series 2 [1983]Cheers - Series 2 [1983]
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Cheers for Othello! (Episode "Homicidal Ham.")
O [2000]O [2000]
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Othello rejuvenated.
Kiss Me Kate [1953] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Kiss Me Kate [1953] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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The Taming of the Shrew, as done by Cole Porter -
10 Things I Hate About You [1999]10 Things I Hate About You [1999]
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- and in a teen version.
Prospero's Books [1991]Prospero's Books [1991]
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The Tempest (spin-off).
Forbidden Planet [1956] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Forbidden Planet [1956] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Tempest in space.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Spoof on all plays at once ... plus the sonnets!