Tag: William Shakespeare

Macbeth Script

Script by:Jacob Koskoff (Writer), Todd Louiso (Writer), William Shakespeare (Theatre Play)
Directed by:Justin Kurzel
Year:2015
IMDb:tt2884018

Plot: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.
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Julius Caesar Script

Script by:William Shakespeare (Theatre Play), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay)
Directed by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Year:1953
IMDb:tt0045943

Plot:The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
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The Tragedy of Macbeth Script

Script by:Joel Coen (Screenplay), William Shakespeare (Author), William Shakespeare (Theatre Play)
Directed by:Joel Coen
Year:2021
IMDb:tt10095582

Plot:Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
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King Lear Script

Script by:Peter Sellars (Writer), Jean-Luc Godard (Writer), Norman Mailer (Writer), William Shakespeare (Author)
Directed by:Jean-Luc Godard
Year:1987
IMDb:tt0093349

Plot:A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
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Tempest Script

Script by:Leon Capetanos (Writer), Paul Mazursky (Writer), William Shakespeare (Author)
Directed by:Paul Mazursky
Year:1982
IMDb:tt0084776

Plot:A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades his marriage and career in for a spiritual exile on a remote Greek island where he hopes to conjure meaning into his life - trying the patience of his new girlfriend and angst-ridden teenage daughter.
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Coriolanus Script

Script by:John Logan (Screenplay), William Shakespeare (Theatre Play)
Directed by:Ralph Fiennes
Year:2011
IMDb:tt1372686

Plot:Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.
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Throne of Blood Script

Script by:Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Ryûzô Kikushima (Screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), William Shakespeare (Theatre Play)
Directed by:Akira Kurosawa
Year:1957
IMDb:tt0050613

Plot:Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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Romeo and Juliet Script

Script by:Baz Luhrmann (Screenplay), William Shakespeare (Author), Craig Pearce (Screenplay)
Directed by:Baz Luhrmann
Year:1996
IMDb:tt0117509

Plot:In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
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Othello Script

Script by:William Shakespeare (Writer), Oliver Parker (Adaptation)
Directed by:Oliver Parker
Year:1995
IMDb:tt0114057

Plot:The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
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