SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Travelogue on places in and around Stratford-upon-Avon: the Tudor home of John Harvard, Shakespeare’s birthplace and school, New Place, Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Warwick Castle, Kenilworth Castle, the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre with people arriving for a performance, the inside of the theatre with the stage being set for a performance of King Lear, Holy Trinity Church, and the statue of Shakespeare.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1939

Duration

18 mins; 1,633 feet

Credits

Writer

Neal Arden

Cast

Baliol Holloway	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Clement McCallin	King Henry V
Donald Wolfit	Hamlet
Godfrey Kenton	Orlando
Joyce Bland	Rosalind
Randle Ayrton	Shylock

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford-upon-Avon; Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

Notes

Notes

Performance credits taken from Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Production Company

Name

Imperial Sound Studios

Sponsor

Name

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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