Shakespeare: A Hundred Years on Film
Sammons, Eddie
| Publication Date |
2000 |
| Publisher |
Shepheard-Walwyn, |
| Binding |
None |
| Condition |
Very good+ copy. |
| SKU |
2634 |
| Notes |
Very clean and neat. |
Description
Paperback, 12'' x 8'', 249pp. Thorough filmography which provides dramatis personae and plot synopsis for each play followed by a filmography covering silent films to the present day from the USA, the UK and Europe. The filmographies are very inclusive and cover everything form the most mainstream and faithful adaptation to biopics of the bard, comedies, cartoons, satire, pastiche, derivative and the most obscurely related including those which include a Shakespearean scene, quotations, or significant allusions, as part of the plot of an otherwise unrelated film. Also includes films originally made for television. Includes substantial section of black and white plates. Also a Director's Checklist' provides useful cross-reference.
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