shakespeare – Page 2 – Moonpub Theatre

Hamlet (1948)

Posted on October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 by Dave & Terry

Hamlet - Laurence Olivier - Shakespeare - 1948 - Multiple Subtitles - HD Restored - 4K

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Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Dave & Terry

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) Tim Roth, Gary Oldman. Subtitled (En, Fr, Sp)

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Two minor characters from the play, “Hamlet” stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

King Lear (1983)

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Dave & Terry

King Lear - Laurence Olivier and John Hurt - Shakespeare - 1983 - SN ARCHIVES - Remastered - 4K

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Laurence Olivier and John Hurt played respectively Lear and the Fool in this production to great acclaim, winning an Emmy for his performance. It was the last of Olivier’s appearances in a Shakespeare play. At 75, he was one of the oldest actors to take on this enormously demanding role.

King Lear (1975)

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Dave & Terry

BBC Play of the Month "King Lear" 1975

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King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him.