Poet’s Eye - A Tribute to Shakespeare, The
- Synopsis
- A film tribute to William Shakespeare, made for the Overseas Departments in connection with the quartercentenary celebrations. Spoken extracts from Shakespeare works (read by Stephen Murray) are blended with images of the British countryside and London. A sequence featuring Laurence Olivier in HENRY V (1944) is included and traditional music is played on the lute by Desmond Dupre. Literary consultant is Ivor Brown.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1964
- Duration
- 20 mins
Credits
- Director
- Gordon Hales
- Producer
- Humphrey Swingler
- Cinematographer
- John McCallum
- Writer
- Hilary Douglas
- Music
- Desmond Dupre
- Contributor
- Ivor Brown; Stephen Murray
- Cast
Laurence Olivier King Henry V
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Henry V
- Subjects
- Drama; Travel & tourism
- Keywords
- biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The footage was held by Film Images before the company closed in 2007.
The film is available on DVD as part of PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLE (The COI Collection. Vol. 5). - History
- Released in the US with the title SHAKESPEARE’S IMAGERY - THE POET’S EYE,
Production Company
Sponsor
Archive
- Name
BFI Archive Footage Sales
- Contact
- Tony Dykes
- footagefilms@bfi.org.uk
- Phone
- 020 7957 8932
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
WIT 1LN
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Poet’s Eye - A Tribute to Shakespeare, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68259 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)