William Shakespeare Movie Trailers
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Othello Trailer (2001)
23 December 2001
With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit still retaining the original's power and potency.
Falstaff Trailer (2000)
06 July 2000
The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes.
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Trailer (2020)
19 June 2020
Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” has inspired generations of artists to adaptations like scarcely any other work.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1935)
09 October 1935
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
National Theatre Live: Macbeth Trailer (2018)
10 May 2018
The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.
Rosaline Trailer (2022)
11 October 2022
Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twist of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Gardaab Trailer (2016)
01 December 2016
Trapped in the web of ethnic strife in the brutal underbelly of Karachi, Gardaab is a tale of two lovers' journey, as they struggle to break away from the unending cycle of violence that haunts the metropolis.
Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth - Salzburger Festspiele 2023 Trailer (2023)
29 July 2023
After a victorious battle, three witches predict that Macbeth, who commands King Duncan's army, will ascend the throne of Scotland.
RSC Live: The Tempest Trailer (2017)
11 January 2017
On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation.
No Beast. So Fierce. Trailer (2025)
26 March 2025
In the aftermath of a bloody gang war, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to plot against the men of her family.
Jubal Trailer (1956)
25 February 1956
Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of carrying the smell of sheep.
7 Trailer (2011)
07 June 2011
A musical based on the works of William Shakespeare, describing the 7 ages in two acts.
National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing Trailer (2022)
08 September 2022
Since the 1930s, the legendary family-run Hotel Messina has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty.
Coriolanus Trailer (2019)
23 March 2019
Staged at the Stratford Festival and named on many 2018 year-end critics “best of” lists, the Stratford Festival’s “riveting” and “exhilarating” (The New York Times) production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, has been called “the show of the decade… a landmark production for the Stratford Festival.
Falstaff (La Scala) Trailer (2002)
05 June 2002
Verdi's opera, performed by the choir and orchestra of the La Scala theatre under Riccardo Muti.
Hamlet Trailer (2026)
06 February 2026
When Hamlet returns for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother.
Som ni vill ha det Trailer (1986)
17 February 1986
A production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" filmed for television. After the overthrowing of the old duke by his tyrannical brother, the duke's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counselling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.
Big Business Trailer (1988)
10 June 1988
In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night.
RSC Live: Richard II Trailer (2013)
13 November 2013
A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years.
Prospero's Books Trailer (1991)
30 August 1991
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
Kaufmann's Otello at the Royal Opera House Trailer (2017)
21 June 2017
On a June night in 2017, opera lovers thronged to the Royal Opera House in London to hear tenor Jonas Kaufmann, recently acclaimed by The Daily Telegraph as the world s greatest tenor, make his eagerly anticipated debut in the title role of Otello Verdi s greatest and most demanding role for tenor voice.
Twelfth Night Trailer (1980)
06 January 1980
Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino.
The Tempest Trailer (1998)
13 December 1998
An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic is set in the Mississippi bayous during the Civil War.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Trailer (1991)
08 February 1991
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark.
RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor Trailer (2018)
12 September 2018
Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men.
Chimes at Midnight Trailer (1965)
22 December 1965
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur.
National Theatre Collection: Romeo and Juliet Trailer (2017)
18 September 2017
A new version for younger audiences by Bijan Sheibani and Ben Power. Originally staged as part of the National Theatre’s Shakespeare for younger audiences programme.
The Tempest Trailer (1983)
20 February 1983
Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When Prospero's usurping brother sails by the island, Prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the ship and changes all of their lives.
King Lear Trailer (1988)
22 January 1988
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Macbeth Trailer (1971)
20 December 1971
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
Macbeth Trailer (1948)
01 October 1948
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland.
Hamlet Trailer (1948)
10 December 1948
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy.
All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Trailer (2012)
26 September 2012
Helena loves the arrogant Bertram, and when she cures the King of France of his sickness, she claims Bertram as her reward.
O Trailer (2001)
31 August 2001
Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, star basketball player Odin James has the adoration of all, including the team's coach and the Dean's beautiful daughter Desi.
Kiss Me Kate Trailer (1953)
26 November 1953
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew.
Zulfiqar Trailer (2016)
07 October 2016
A modern day adaptation of two of William Shakespeare's tragedies - Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Othello Trailer (1989)
27 December 1989
After 400 years Shakespeare's great tragedy still has strong social and political relevance, and this celebrated production by leading actress and director Janet Suzman was momentous, as it was staged at South Africa's famous Market Theatre during the apartheid era.
Strange Brew Trailer (1983)
26 August 1983
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father.
Twelfth Night Trailer (1996)
25 October 1996
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
SKE48's HAMLET Trailer (2019)
12 July 2019
J-Pop Idol group SKE48 preform an all woman production of Shakespeare's HAMLET. Preformed on stage with minimal sets and props, the group turns the classic play into a strange mix of modern Japanese pop culture, musical numbers and wild fight scenes.
Arshinagar Trailer (2015)
25 December 2015
Arshinagar is a Bengali musical romance drama film directed by Aparna Sen. The screenplay is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Looking for Richard Trailer (1996)
11 October 1996
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (2022)
23 December 2022
Young lovers living under an oppressive state-rule flee their home-city to change their lives, and end up changing the world.
Gangland: The Musical Trailer (2018)
04 September 2018
The city of Chicago is plagued by gang violence on both sides of the city in this modern retelling of the classic Romeo and Juliet story.
Othello Trailer (2026)
04 March 2026
Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it's all part of a scheme orchestrated by bitter ensign Iago.
King Lear Trailer (1953)
18 October 1953
In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
Much About Love Trailer (2026)
29 August 2026
A TV director returns to her theater roots for a Shakespeare festival and runs into an old flame, rekindling a merry war of wits in this modern retelling of "Much Ado About Nothing.
The Tempest Trailer (1979)
13 September 1979
Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples.
Omkara Trailer (2006)
28 July 2006
Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping.
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing Trailer (2019)
22 November 2019
This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Grantham Coleman (“Buzzer,” “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (2014)
08 September 2014
A recording of Julie Taymor's New York stage production of William Shakespeare's comedy.
Much Ado About Nothing Trailer (2011)
16 May 2011
Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials.
Julius Caesar Trailer (1970)
04 June 1970
All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.
Romeo and Juliet Trailer (1916)
19 October 1916
Shakespeare's tragedy of two young people who fall desperately in love despite the ancient feud between their two families, and how the sins of the fathers bring disaster to their children.
Tromeo & Juliet Trailer (1996)
30 August 1996
All the body-piercing, kinky sex, and car crashes that Shakespeare wanted but never had! Join Tromeo and Juliet as they travel through Manhattan's underground in search of climactic love, violence and the American Way.
Twelfth Night Trailer (1987)
01 June 1987
Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino.
Sen noci Svatojánské Trailer (1986)
25 May 1986
A theatrical recording of the 1984 production of Shakespeare's famous play by the ABC Theatre, based on the first translation of this English classic by Martin Hilský, today's most performed Shakespearean translator.
National Theatre Live: Othello Trailer (2013)
26 September 2013
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Antony and Cleopatra - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Trailer (2014)
01 January 2014
Cleopatra, the alluring and fascinatingly ambiguous Queen of Egypt, has bewitched the great Mark Antony, soldier, campaigner and now one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (2017)
17 June 2017
A modern-day movie adaptation of William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream". The new version takes place in present-day Hollywood where fantasy and reality collide.