William Shakespeare Movie Trailers
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Richard II Trailer (1978)
10 December 1978
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people.
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.
Hamlet Trailer (1985)
10 October 1985
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Hamlet Trailer (1990)
19 December 1990
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Rómulo y Julita Trailer (2020)
27 February 2020
In a town called Berona where two tuk-tuk companies fight for control of the town, Romulo and Julita, members of opposing companies must find a way to be together.
National Theatre Live: Henry V Trailer (2022)
21 April 2022
Fresh to the throne, King Henry V launches England into a bloody war with France. When his campaign encounters resistance, this inexperienced new ruler must prove he is fit to guide a country into war.
King Lear Trailer (1970)
10 July 1970
King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom.
RSC Live: Love's Labour's Lost Trailer (2015)
01 September 2015
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.
The Taming of the Shrew Trailer (1967)
08 March 1967
Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.
Los Tarantos Trailer (1963)
04 November 1963
Roma Romeo and Juliet: A boy and a girl from rival families fall in love.
Henry V Trailer (1989)
05 October 1989
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Hamlet at Elsinore Trailer (1964)
15 April 1964
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle.
Hamlet Trailer (1970)
23 October 1970
Hamlet, the young and indolent prince of Denmark, who is sure that his father, the king, has been tr�
Julius Caesar Trailer (2010)
31 October 2010
A short film presenting a stylized, abridged adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Cajus Julius Caesar Trailer (1914)
13 November 1914
A colossal epic film like this that tries to depict the life and glory of Julius Caesar, must have a variety of scenery appropriate to the film's hero.
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem Trailer (2017)
01 July 2017
The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of color that stays true to the language and storyline.
Castle of Flames Trailer (1960)
30 October 1960
In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his peace-loving father has died in what he soon finds to be mysterious circumstances, and his mother's married to his uncle, whose ruthless ambition is causing turmoil in the kingdom.
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.
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.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1958)
09 November 1958
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest Trailer (2012)
09 November 2012
Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Met premiere of his powerful opera based on Shakespeare’s last play, in Robert Lepage’s brilliantly inventive production.
National Theatre Live: Macbeth Trailer (2013)
19 July 2013
Performing from within the walls of a deconsecrated Manchester church, Kenneth Branagh takes the lead role in this ambitious production of William Shakespeare's tragic tale of ambition and treachery.
Macbeth Trailer (2015)
22 September 2015
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
Julio César Trailer (1965)
24 November 1965
After Pompey's defeat at the Battle of Farsalia, Julius Caesar becomes the beacon of the Roman Repub�
Shakespeare's Globe: As You Like It Trailer (2010)
26 April 2010
Thea Sharrock's irresistible 2009 production of Shakespeare's popular romantic comedy stirs wit, sentiment, intrigue and love into a charming confection which challenges the traditional rules of romance.
Timon of Athens Trailer (1981)
16 April 1981
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a misanthropic hermit.
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.
More Strange Than True Trailer (2016)
31 December 2016
After beheading her husband, Queen Titiana takes over the mystical woods where lost souls and ghouls wander about confused in this surrealist film inspired by William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
Fitna and Hassan Trailer (1955)
02 January 1955
In the Iraqi countryside, a love story links Fitna and her cousin Hassan. The people of the village sympathize with Hassan for being a chivalrous and kind person, but Hassan's stepmother seeks to sabotage the relationship and tries to separate them.
The Tempest Trailer (2019)
13 April 2019
In Shakespeare’s great drama of loss and reconciliation, a long-deposed ruler uses magical arts to bring within her power the enemies who robbed her of her throne and marooned her on a remote island.
Henry IV Part 1 Trailer (1979)
09 December 1979
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur').
Ophelia Trailer (2019)
28 June 2019
Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections.
Instruments of Darkness Trailer (2015)
10 November 2015
A war hero and the lure of ambition and descent into hell. An adaptation of Macbeth.
The Taming of the Shrew Trailer (1980)
23 October 1980
Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Kate.
Hamlet Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain present an abridged version of Shakespeare's play, with explanatory links and introductions by Martin Jarvis.
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.
Makbetamaximus Trailer (2024)
25 January 2024
“Double, double, toil and trouble,” indeed! Shakespeare’s punchiest tragedy gets a makeover in a way that only the prodigious Filipino multi-hyphenate Khavn De La Cruz could deliver.
Julius Caesar Trailer (2021)
01 March 2021
This muscular 2017 production features the signature physical storytelling of director Shana Cooper and choreographer Erika Chong Shuch.
The Immortal Gentleman Trailer (1935)
26 March 1935
In the early seventeenth century William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a Southwark tavern and begin discussing the other customers who remind them of characters from Shakespeare's plays.
La Tragédie du roi Richard II Trailer (2015)
01 January 2015
A French adaptation of William Shakespeare's play "Richard II", staged by Jean-Baptiste Sastre.
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet Trailer (2021)
28 September 2021
An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.
Riccardo III Trailer (1981)
07 December 1981
Riccardo III is a theatre play staged in 1977 and also edited for television and aired in 1981, which Carmelo Bene dedicated to his friend Gilles Deleuze, who wrote a book about it before even seeing it.
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.
The Night of the King Trailer (2023)
29 March 2023
A medieval tale about a soldier and his responsibility in announcing the tragic death of the King in combat.
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.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1981)
24 August 1981
The Glyndebourne Opera's 1981 production of the Benjamin Britten opera, based on Shakespeare's play.
RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra Trailer (2017)
24 May 2017
Following Caesaras assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. Now he has neglected his empire for a life of decadent seduction with his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.
Maqbool Trailer (2003)
30 January 2003
The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.
Shakespeare’s Sonnets Trailer (2009)
05 December 2009
US stage director Robert Wilson has teamed up with pop star Rufus Wainwright to bring Shakespeare’s sonnets to the stage in Berlin.
National Theatre Live: King Lear Trailer (2011)
03 February 2011
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question.
The Complete Walk: Cymbeline Trailer (2016)
20 September 2016
To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, Shakespeare's Globe has assembled an all-star cast to make 37 short films – one for each play – and here's the twist: each lavish 10 minute vignette is made on location in the real setting of each plot.
Hamlet Trailer (1964)
17 June 1964
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark, and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
King Lear Trailer (2021)
02 July 2021
The once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, and so begins one of Shakespeare’s most moving tragedies.
Love's Labour's Lost Trailer (2000)
31 March 2000
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.
Much Ado About Nothing Trailer (1973)
21 May 1973
Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.
The Tragedy of Richard III Trailer (1983)
23 January 1983
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown.
King Lear Trailer (2015)
18 February 2015
The Stratford Festival’s critically acclaimed performance of King Lear. An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects.
Hamlet Trailer (1980)
25 May 1980
Hamlet comes home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his father's ghost haunting the battlements and scaring the watch.