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The BFI presents Silent Shakespeare
Discover why filmmakers in the silent era adapted 100s of Shakespeare’s plays
  1. The BFI presents Silent Shakespeare
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    The BFI presents Silent Shakespeare
  2. A Beyonce-infused Midsummer Night's Dream
    00:42
    A Beyonce-infused Midsummer Night's Dream
  3. The final dance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
    02:00
    The final dance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
  4. Audience interaction from Puck and her banana
    01:22
    Audience interaction from Puck and her banana
  5. The longest death scene in Shakespeare (in just over a minute!)
    01:18
    The longest death scene in Shakespeare (in just over a minute!)
  6. Watch the trailer
    01:32
    Watch the trailer
  7. Early appearances: Christopher Plummer and Michael Caine - Hamlet at Elsinore
    04:45
    Early appearances: Christopher Plummer and Michael Caine - Hamlet at Elsinore
  8. 'I got in' - Amateur actor's success
    00:28
    'I got in' - Amateur actor's success
  9. Sonnet Man's unique take on Sonnet 18
    03:15
    Sonnet Man's unique take on Sonnet 18
  10. Jack shall have Jill (and Jill shall have Jill)
    02:43
    Jack shall have Jill (and Jill shall have Jill)
  11. Shakespearean stage combat explained: the hair pull
    02:30
    Shakespearean stage combat explained: the hair pull
  12. Shakespeare and Tennis - Henry V
    03:10
    Shakespeare and Tennis - Henry V
  13. Bob Hoskins
    00:22
    Bob Hoskins
  14. Living Shakespeare: Dame Evelyn Glennie on The Tempest (UK)
    03:52
    Living Shakespeare: Dame Evelyn Glennie on The Tempest (UK)
  15. The Third Programme's Hamlet: The Actor's View with John Gieglud (1954)
    25:57
    The Third Programme's Hamlet: The Actor's View with John Gieglud (1954)
  16. The Tragedy of Hamlet
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    The Tragedy of Hamlet
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