Romeo And Juliet (1968) (Blu-Ray)
(1968) [PG]

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli stunned the screen world when he cast two young unknowns to portray the star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet, but it was a gamble that resulted in one of the most popular motion pictures of all time, winning international acclaim and four Academy Award...  More

Coriolanus (Blu-Ray)
(2011) [M]

War hero General Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes) is poised to become a powerful leader within the republic, but is out-manoeuvered by political opponents and banished. Bitter and vengeful, Coriolanus swears allegiance to the enemy Aufidius (Gerard Butler) and returns to Rome at the head of an invading...  More

Coriolanus
(2011) [M]

War hero General Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes) is poised to become a powerful leader within the republic, but is out-manoeuvered by political opponents and banished. Bitter and vengeful, Coriolanus swears allegiance to the enemy Aufidius (Gerard Butler) and returns to Rome at the head of an invading...  More

The Tempest
(2010) [M]

Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera (Helen Mirren) conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge.

Based on William Shakespeare's play.  More

Discovering Hamlet
(1990) [E]

Shakespeare comes alive inside the Birmingham Rep Company in a truly fresh interpretation of a celebrated work. Join Sir Derek Jacobi, a Shakespearean actor who directs Kenneth Branagh as he rehearses this coveted role for the first time. See it played out as never before by articulate gifted...  More

Othello (2007)
(2007) [PG]

Performed for the first time at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, with its racing concentrated plot and intense dramatic detail, Othello is one of Shakespeare's most exciting, atmospheric and heartbreaking plays.

This is a tale of uncontrollable jealousy, deception and murder driven by one...  More

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (2 disc set)
(1990) [PG]

From Tom Stoppard the Oscar Winning Writer/Director of "Shakespeare in Love" comes another unique twist on the work of William Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Gary Oldman & Tim Roth) are two incidental characters in "Hamlet", summoned to the court of the King of Denmark. This story is...  More

Hamlet (Zefferelli)
(1990) [PG]

Treachery. Madness. Murder. The story of Hamlet has been told for 400 years...but it's never been told like this! Mel Gibson (the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon films) takes on his richest part to date, the title role in a dynamic new version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli...  More

Hamlet (2000)
(2000) [MA]

Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City. Loaded with style and substance, packed with haunting imagery, and featuring a superb cast, this version of Hamlet will change the way you think about Shakespeare.  More

The Tempest (BBC)
(1980) [G]

Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Raising a storm to bring his brother - the usurper of his dukedom - along with his royal entourage, to the island, Prospero contrives his revenge....  More

Richard III (1995)
(1995) [M]

William Shakespeare's classic play is brought into the present with the setting as Great Britain in the 1930s. Civil war has erupted with the House of Lancaster on one side, claiming the right to the British throne and hoping to bring freedom to the country. Opposing is the House of York,...  More

Macbeth
(2006) [MA]

Romper Stomper director Geoffrey Wright transplants Shakespeare's savage tale of power, murder and revenge to 21st century gangland Melbourne in his highly acclaimed, 5-time AFI Award nominated hit. Promising a bruising cocktail of drama and violence, Macbeth features stunning performances from...  More

The Merchant of Venice (The BBC Shakespeare Collection)
(1980) [PG]

Antonio's best friend, Bassinio, is in love with Portia, a wise and wealthy heiress, and needs three thousand ducats to press his suit. With Antonio's money tied up in ships at sea, he approaches Shylock, a jewish usurer, who agrees to lend the money under the provision that Antonio shall forfeit...  More

Romeo and Juliet (The BBC Shakespeare Collection)
(1978) [PG]

A marvellously staged adaptation of Shakespeare's classic story of tender but tragically doomed love. The rich and colourful production successfully combines the resonance and immediacy of theatre with the flexibility and realism of film. The star cast perform with great energy and artistry, and...  More

Othello (The BBC Shakespeare Collection)
(1981) [G]

The BBC Shakespeare is a unique collection of some of the finest dramas in the English language, each production a celebration of the greatest talents in contemporary British Theatre and Television. These plays feature the cream of the 20th Century's acting talent. Desdemona defies her father to...  More

Hamlet
(1969) [G]

Nicol Williamson's portrayal of Hamlet was greeted with storms of applause on both the London and Broadway stage. This performance is here captured on film by director Tony Richardson, bringing life to William Shakespeare's immortal play.  More

Romeo and Juliet (1954) / Romeo and Juliet Ballet (1966) (2 Disc Set)
(1966) [M]

Disc 1: 1954 film version with Laurence Harvey and Susan Shentall. In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry....  More

King Lear
(1976) [PG]

An excellent made-for-television production. This Shakespeare tragedy brings out the themes of family relationships, youth versus age and the struggle of good over evil.  More

Twelfth Night
(1988) [G]

Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, and the Renaissance Theatre Company's production of the play, starring Richard Briers and directed by Kenneth Branagh, has been one of the most highly acclaimed of recent years.  More

Romeo and Juliet
(1976) [PG]

For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Their families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are bitter enemies, sworn to hatred. Yet when their children, Romeo and Juliet, inadvertantly meet, they fall passionately in love. Defying their parents' wishes, they are...  More

Macbeth (1978)
(1978) [PG]

Trevor Nunn's film of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition and witchcraft attempts to recreate his acclaimed 1976 staging of the play. Ian McKellen and Judi Dench play the ambitious pair who murder their way to the Scottish throne. Nunn's film retains the spare, simple look of his stage...  More

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
(1999) [PG]

A stellar cast, headed by Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Kline, bring Shakespeare's most romantic comedy to life. When two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a troop of inept amateur actors, a feuding pair of supernatural sprites and a love potion gone awry all come together in an enchanted moonlit...  More

Romeo and Juliet (Romeo + Juliet)
(1996) [M]

Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. The gun-toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star-crossed lovers, their tragic destiny.  More

Twelfth Night (1996)
(1996) [G]

Identical mixed-sex twins, separated during a shipwreck, both believe the other dead. When Viola dresses as her 'dead' brother for better protection, little does she realise that her living brother will be on the scene as well. Based on the William Shakespeare play, adapted for the screen by...  More

Looking For Richard
(1996) [PG]

'Richard III', Shakespeare’s gripping drama of power, lust and betrayal, becomes accessible to a broader audience in this critically-acclaimed film, which marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino ('Scent of a Woman'). Pacino assembled an all-star cast including...  More

Titus (2 disc set)
(1999) [R]

War begets revenge. Victorious general, Titus Andronicus, returns to Rome with hostages: Tamora queen of the Goths and her sons. He orders the eldest hewn to appease the Roman dead. He declines the proffered emperor's crown, nominating Saturninus, the last ruler's venal elder son. Saturninus, to...  More

Antony And Cleopatra
(1981) [G]

In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors.

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As You Like It (BBC)
(1978) [G]

This is one of Shakespeare's great comic triumphs; an exhilarating and joyful tale of love and harmony set in a mythical forest - the perfect romantic comedy. Filmed on location at Glamis Castle.  More

Much Ado About Nothing
(1993) [PG]

'Much Ado About Nothing' is a fast moving, yet intricate tale of love and romantic combat, a 'Merry War' of trust and treachery, social graces and sheer physical attraction, chastity under suspicion and marriage in jeopardy.  More

Othello
(1995) [M]

Iago (Kenneth Branagh) convinces Othello, The Moor of Venice (Lawrence Fishburne) that his wife, Desdemona has been unfaithful. Iago is an evil, manipulative character with his own agenda. A plot of jealousy and rage transpires in this classic Shakespearean tale.  More