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William Shakespeare (play)
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This short film recreates King John's death scene at the end of the play. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree | ... | King John |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Louis Calvert | ... | Cardinal Pandulph |
| S.A. Cookson | ... | Earl of Salisbury |
| James Fisher | ... | Earl of Pembroke |
| Gerald Lawrence | ... | Louis the Dauphin |
| Norman McKinnel | ... | Lymoges |
| Franklyn McLeay | ... | Hubert de Burgh |
| William Mollison | ... | Philip II of France |
| Julia Neilson | ... | Constance |
| F.M. Paget | ... | Robert Bigot |
| Arthur Sefton | ... | Prince Arthur |
| Dora Senior | ... | Prince Henry |
| Lewis Waller | ... | Phillip |
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Beerbohm Tree, the Great English Actor (USA)
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2 min
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The first known Shakespeare film, only one of the four scenes survives, King John's death scene.
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Version of The Life and Death of King John (1984) (TV)
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King John (1899)
*** (out of 4)
've been told this was the first Shakespeare adaptation and if so it isn't too bad for what it is. Running just over three minutes this here takes the final pages of the play as King John dies.
Tempest, The (1908)
*** (out of 4)
Another Shakespeare adaptation works perfectly well and delivers a very magical feel. Part of this is due to the dreamlike camera work but the special effects are also quite good for their time.
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1909)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Yep, more Shakespeare early style. The actual "story" never really comes across here and the title cards just make things even more confusing but the interesting thing are all the technical stuff. Every shot of the film takes place outdoors and all the locations are very nice. The camera angels are also all set up to perfectly capture the mood of the film.