Why Shakespeare?
- Synopsis
- Documentary incorporating testaments from, and interviews with, actors Christina Applegate, Tom Hanks, Bill Puttnam, William Shatner, Martin Sheen, Michael York and others. The actors and young people (racially mixed) recite lines from well known Shakespearean speeches and comment on Shakespeare’s genius.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2005
- Duration
- 21 mins
Credits
- Director
- Lawrence Bridges
- Producer
- Jan Wieringa
- Cinematographer
- Doug Glover; Lawrence Bridges
- Contributor
- Bill Pullman; Christina Applegate; Martin Sheen; Michael York; Tom Hanks; William Shatner
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- Burt, Richard ‘U.S. Television’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 638, entry 2949).
Production Company
- Name
Red Car
Sponsor
- Name
National Endowment for the Arts
- webmgr@arts.endow.gov
- Web
- http://www.nea.gov External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 202 682 5400
- Address
- 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20506
USA
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Why Shakespeare?". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68132 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)