Shakespeare Collection (Hamlet / Midsummer Night’s Dream / Othello / Romeo and Juliet) DVD

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Shakespeare Collection (Hamlet / Midsummer Night’s Dream / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)
Starring: Riz Abbasi, Richard Attenborough Director: Kenneth Branagh Rating: PG-13




		R1: Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.


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			£30.99

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Hamlet 2-Disc Special Edition (1996)
In this first-ever full-text film of Shakespeare’s greatest work, nominated for 4 Academy Awards, the power surges through every scene. The timeless tale of murder, corruption and revenge is reset in an opulent 19th-century world, using sprawling Blenheim Palace as Elsinore with much of the action staged in shimmering mirrored and gold-filled interiors. The luminous cast includes actor/director Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Robin Williams, Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal and Charlton Heston.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
Famed European stage director Max Reinhardt brought his unique and charming screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s bewitching comedy to Los Angeles for a presentation at the famed Hollywood Bowl in the mid-1930s. Jack L. Warner was so impressed by the event that he brought Reinhardt to the studio to re-create the stage spectacular on the screen, with many of the most famous stars of the Warner Bros. stock company playing the key roles. The film is a visual triumph, featuring superb performances from James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland (in her screen debut), Dick Powell, Joe E. Brown, Mickey Rooney and others playing the mortals and immortals. The film was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and won two (Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing). The legendary Reinhardt and Warner studio collaborators turn his unforgettable stage extravaganza into an exquisite movie, with Erich Wolfgang Korngold adapting the glorious Felix Mendelssohn score. The film has been fully-restored back to its original “roadshow” length version (including overture and exit music), having been digitally remastered from the film’s original nitrate camera negative.

Othello (1965)
Four decades after Laurence Olivier brought Shakespeare’s Moorish general to the screen in 1965, his bravura performance retains its power and is “regarded by many critics and actors as the greatest performance of the 20th century,” wrote the Los Angeles Times’ Peter Rainer.

The original cast and soul-shattering impact of the play’s staging by the National Theatre of Great Britain are captured on film. Olivier was nominated for his seventh Academy Award in the title role, and the movie’s Desdemona (Maggie Smith), Emilia (Joyce Redman) and Iago (Frank Finlay) also captured OscarÒ nominations. Othello is the only Shakespeare film in which all four leading actors were Oscar nominated.

Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s legendary production chief Irving Thalberg’s respect for the Bard infuses this “best of the pre-Olivier Shakespeare films” (David Shipman, The Story of Cinema), chosen as one of 1936’s 10-Best Films by The New York Times and the National Board of Review. George Cukor directs this timeless tale of doomed lovers divided by feuding families. Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard play title roles. Adding to the allure of this four-time Academy Award nominee, including Best Picture, are remarkable sets, opulent costumes (Botticelli paintings inspired Shearer’s wardrobe) and superb photography that reflect the film’s lavish budget.

Cast & Crew:

Starring: Riz Abbasi | Richard Attenborough | David Blair | Brian Blessed | Kenneth Branagh | Richard Briers | Michael Bryant | Peter Bygott | ...more