Alternative title

Winter’s Tale, The

Synopsis

A version of The Winter’s Tale. Cines’ press material reads ‘a magnificent series of pictures dealing with episodes in Shakespeare’s wonderful tragedy. Acted in the most perfect manner, amid scenes of splendour that bewilder...and charm the eye’.

Country

Italy

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1910

Duration

26 mins; 948 feet

Availability

Presumed a lost film.

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Winter’s Tale, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p. 115). Ball notes that he has been unable to find any information on the film beyond the Cines publicity material.

Production Company

Name

Cines