Shakespeare's island

Reviews Shakespeare’s life amid scenes of beautiful Warwickshire, which must have been familiar to Shakespeare as a boy. The film shows the influence that working in Stratford-upon-Avon has upon the players at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. It is centred round the production of “The Tempest” - Shakespeare’s last play. With Ian Richardson as Prospero and Ben Kingsley as Ariel.

Credits

production company

Patricia Pictures

producer

G. Buckland-Smith

director

Lorna Pegram

Duration

01:03:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009699

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Literature → English literature - History and criticism

Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Criticism and interpretation

Music & Performing Arts → Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery

People → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Performance

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1971

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