
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016, English. Directed by David M. Thompson.
An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors including Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh and more.
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- Released
- 24 April 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- David M. Thompson, Adrian Wootton
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All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film (2016) was directed by David M. Thompson and stars Penelope Wilton, Ian McKellen.