SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. Excessively violent, melodramatic, fanciful and overlong retelling of the Wyatt Earp legend. Includes an early scene in which a young actor in a travelling stage show, playing to a rowdy saloon audience, attempts Henry V’s St Crispin’s Day speech (IV iii).

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1993

Duration

129 mins; 11,653 feet

Credits

Director

George P. Cosmatos

Producer

Bob Misiorowski; James Jacks; Sean Daniel

Cinematographer

William A. Fraker

Screenplay

Kevin Jarre

Music

Bruce Broughton

Cast

Kurt Russell	Wyatt Earp
Val Kilmer	Doc Holliday

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Henry V

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); westerns; Travelling players

Notes

Notes

The DVD (134 minutes - director’s cut) contains comment from Cosmatos which references Shakespeare.

Production Company

Name

Cinergi Productions

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets