Silent Shakespeare

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In the early days of the cinema, pioneer filmmakers created these seven charming films based on the plays of William Shakespeare. Considered a "lowbrow" medium, the fledgling movie industry sought to elevate its status by immortalizing the classics and hiring the actors of the day. Most of...

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Main Author: Rossi, Laura (Composer) (Composer)
Corporate Authors: British Film Institute (Producer), National Film and Television Archive (Great Britain) (Producer), Milestone Film & Video (Producer)
Other Authors: Dando, Walter Pfeffer (Director), Stow, Percy (Director), Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941 (Director, Producer), Lo Savio, Gerolamo (Director), Kent, Charles, 1852-1923 (Actor, Director), Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir, 1852-1917 (Actor), Senior, Dora (Actor), Ranous, William V., 1857-1915 (Actor), Costello, Maurice, 1887-1950 (Actor), Novelli, Ermete, 1851-1919 (Actor), Bertini, Francesca, 1892-1985 (Actor), Turner, Florence, 1885-1946 (Actor), Gordon, Julia Swayne, 1879-1933 (Actor), Berry, James, 1883-1915 (Actor), Benson, Frank R. (Frank Robert), 1858-1939 (Actor), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Chatsworth, CA : Milestone Film & Video ; Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2000?]
Series:Milestone collection
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Motion pictures, British.
Silent.
Film adaptations.
Short films.
Silent films.
Short.
Adaptation.
Films muets.
Courts métrages.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
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Summary:In the early days of the cinema, pioneer filmmakers created these seven charming films based on the plays of William Shakespeare. Considered a "lowbrow" medium, the fledgling movie industry sought to elevate its status by immortalizing the classics and hiring the actors of the day. Most of these early photoplays were only one or two reels long but whatever they gave up in language and length, they made up for in exuberance, cinematic artistry, visual wit and bravura acting. Some films feature original hand-stenciled color.
Item Description:Videodisc release of seven short, silent motion pictures originally produced between 1899 and 1911; digitally restored to video by the British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive (1999).
"Digitally mastered from the original 35mm nitrate materials; b & w, tinted and original hand-stenciled color."--Container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (89 min.) : si., black and white, tinted and original hand-stenciled color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:00:03:00
00:12:00
00:11:00
00:16:00
00:13:00
00:10:00
00:22:00
Format:DVD; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Production Credits:Original score for videodisc release of these films by Laura Rossi.

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