Movie List for "william shakespeare play"

Shakespeare in Love (1998) Comedy Drama History Romance Movie

The world’s greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Year 1998.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Director: John Madden
Writer: Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
Actors: Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Steven O’Donnell, Tim McMullan

Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear (2016)

King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. A proud man, he …

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992–1994)

Condensed animated adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare. Year 1992–1994.

Generes: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Actors: Alec McCowen, Michael Kitchen, Suzanne Burden, Gerald James

Dust in the Sun (1972) Western Movie

The wealthy Joe kills his brother and then weds the widow, Gertie. Gertie’s son, the taciturn Hawk, has a hunch that something is rotten and hires a theatre troupe to perform a play rewritten to provoke Joe into admitting his guilt. Year 1972.

Generes: Western
Director: Richard Balducci
Writer: William Shakespeare, Richard Balducci, Félix Fernández
Actors: Maria Schell, Robert Cunningham, Daniel Beretta

Henry V (1989) Biography Drama History Movie

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. Year 1989.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writer: William Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh
Actors: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd

Much Ado About Nothing (2011)

Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.

Angoor (1982) Comedy Movie

Based on Shakespeare’s ‘A Comedy of Errors’, this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities. Year 1982.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Gulzar
Writer: Gulzar, William Shakespeare
Actors: Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Deven Verma

Ophelia (2018) Drama Romance Thriller Movie

A reimagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia’s perspective. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Claire McCarthy
Writer: Semi Chellas, Lisa Klein, William Shakespeare
Actors: Daisy Ridley, Mia Quiney, Calum O’Rourke

King Lear (2018) Drama Movie

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama
Director: Richard Eyre
Writer: Richard Eyre, William Shakespeare
Actors: Jim Broadbent, Jim Carter, Tobias Menzies

RamLeela (2013) Drama Musical Romance Movie

Modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with an Indian twist, the film focuses on the story of Ram and Leela, their love, lust and the drama afterwards. Year 2013.

Generes: Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, William Shakespeare, Siddharth-Garima
Actors: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Supriya Pathak

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Drama Thriller War Movie

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power. Year 2021.

Generes: Drama, Thriller, War
Director: Joel Coen
Writer: Joel Coen, William Shakespeare
Actors: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell

Hamlet (1964) Drama Movie

When the King of Denmark suddenly dies. his son, Crown Prince Hamlet, returns home to find that his Uncle Claudius has usurped the throne and married his sister-in-law, Hamlet’s recently-widowed mother. One night Hamlet is visited… Year 1964.

Generes: Drama
Director: Grigoriy Kozintsev
Writer: Grigoriy Kozintsev, Boris Pasternak, William Shakespeare
Actors: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Mikhail Nazvanov, Elza Radzina

Haider (2014) Action Crime Drama Movie

A young man returns to Kashmir after his father’s disappearance to confront his uncle, whom he suspects of playing a role in his father’s fate. Year 2014.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Writer: William Shakespeare, Basharat Peer, Vishal Bhardwaj
Actors: Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Shraddha Kapoor

Maqbool (2003) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy ‘Macbeth’ is transposed to the Mumbai underworld. Year 2003.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Writer: Abbas Tyrewala, Vishal Bhardwaj, William Shakespeare
Actors: Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1951) Drama History Romance Movie

The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago. Year 1951.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Orson Welles
Writer: William Shakespeare, Orson Welles, Jean Sacha
Actors: Orson Welles, Micheál MacLiammóir, Robert Coote