Writer

William Shakespeare

1564 – 1616

Active years (films on this site)

1951–2014

Genres

DramaRomanceHistoryComedyFantasy

Schools and movements

British CinemaClassical HollywoodBlockbuster AuteursContemporary European Art Cinema

Directors worked with

Kenneth Branagh3 filmsOrson Welles2 filmsJoseph L. Mankiewicz1 filmDerek Jarman1 filmPeter Greenaway1 filmBaz Luhrmann1 filmMichael Radford1 filmVishal Bhardwaj1 film

Biography

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 3 long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.

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11 films on this site

1. Othello 1951 · Orson Welles · IMDb 7.5 · Writer
2. Julius Caesar 1953 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz · IMDb 7.2 · Writer
3. Chimes at Midnight 1965 · Orson Welles · IMDb 7.6 · Writer
4. The Tempest 1979 · Derek Jarman · IMDb 6.3 · Writer
5. Henry V 1989 · Kenneth Branagh · IMDb 7.4 · Writer
6. Prospero's Books 1991 · Peter Greenaway · IMDb 6.8 · Writer
7. Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Kenneth Branagh · IMDb 7.3 · Writer
8. Hamlet 1996 · Kenneth Branagh · IMDb 7.7 · Writer
9. Romeo + Juliet 1996 · Baz Luhrmann · IMDb 6.7 · Writer
10. The Merchant of Venice 2004 · Michael Radford · IMDb 7.0 · Writer
11. Haider 2014 · Vishal Bhardwaj · IMDb 8.0 · Writer