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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
    09:15
    The BFI presents Silent Shakespeare
  2. Watch the film
    14:01
    Watch the film
  3. The longest death scene in Shakespeare (in just over a minute!)
    01:18
    The longest death scene in Shakespeare (in just over a minute!)
  4. Radio 4's Preface to Shakespeare with Derek Jacobi (1980)
    20:51
    Radio 4's Preface to Shakespeare with Derek Jacobi (1980)
  5. Early Appearances: Alan Rickman as Tybalt - Romeo and Juliet (BBC, 1978)
    02:17
    Early Appearances: Alan Rickman as Tybalt - Romeo and Juliet (BBC, 1978)
  6. Shakespeare Lives The Complete Walk: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
    02:43
    Shakespeare Lives The Complete Walk: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
  7. Henry VI
    06:33
    Henry VI
  8. Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Titus Andronicus
    03:22
    Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Titus Andronicus
  9. King Lear: Lear with Regan and Goneril
    02:25
    King Lear: Lear with Regan and Goneril
  10. Talking About Shakespeare: Toni Morrison
    02:00
    Talking About Shakespeare: Toni Morrison
  11. Henry VI
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    Henry VI
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