Shakespeare Documentaries
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1. In Search of Shakespeare (2004)
240 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Michael Wood tours the English locations important to William Shakespeare as he explores the playwright and poet's life and work.
Stars: Michael Wood, Gregory Doran, Ray Fearon, Robert Whitelock
Votes: 242
2. Rwanda & Juliet (2016)
88 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
RWANDA & JULIET is a feature-length documentary that follows ivy league professor emeritus Andrew Garrod to Kigali, Rwanda, where he mounts Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet with Rwandan ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Proudfoot | Stars: Andrew Garrod, Tété Roca
Votes: 19
3. Looking for Richard (1996)
PG-13 | 111 min | Documentary, Drama
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
Director: Al Pacino | Stars: Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Frederic Kimball
Votes: 8,570 | Gross: $1.36M
4. The Hamlet Adventure (2008)
81 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Obsessed by Hamlet's tragic character since adolescence, writer-producer Stanislav Semerdjiev ventures to write and stage a new post-modern monological version of the famous plot at the ... See full summary »
Directors: Ivaylo Dikanski, Greg Roach | Stars: Stanislav Semerdjiev, Greg Roach, Emil Trifonov, Paul Hiaumet
Votes: 30
5. Shakespeare High (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
An inspiring documentary that follows a diverse group of California high school students as they compete in a Shakespeare Festival unlike any you have ever seen. This unique program counts ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Rotaru | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Val Kilmer, Kevin Spacey, Mare Winningham
Votes: 125
6. Shakespeare Behind Bars (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
Twenty male inmates in a Kentucky prison form an unlikely Shakespearean acting troupe.
Director: Hank Rogerson
Votes: 379 | Gross: $0.05M
7. Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Drama
Claire Bloom has performed leading and important supporting roles in numerous plays by William Shakespeare, starting while she was still in her teens. In this documentary, she discusses her... See full summary »
Director: Phillip Schopper | Stars: Claire Bloom, John Barrymore, Sarah Bernhardt, Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Votes: 27
8. Discovering Hamlet (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 53 min | Drama, Documentary
A unique, behind-the-scenes look at Shakespeare's great play. In 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh played the Prince of Denmark for the first time. His guide through four weeks of ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Olshaker | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Richard Clifford, Richard Easton, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 74
9. Hepatitis Andronicus (2007)
60 min | Documentary, Animation
Experimental feature on the subject of the director's mental illness struggle in High School -- mixing animation, still photos, and childhood MiniDV home movies.. All inter-cut to a surrealist rendition of Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus"
Director: Toby Ximenez | Star: Toby Ximenez
Votes: 9
10. To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare (2009 Video)
23 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
The story behind the translation and performance of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in Klingon.
Director: Sasha Walloch | Stars: Garry Geiken, Matthew Glover, Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, Sasha Walloch
Votes: 17
11.
Secret History (1991– )
Episode:
Shakespeare's Tomb
(2016)
54 min | Documentary, History
Documentary focuses on investigating mysteries of burial grounds of William Shakespeare led by noted historian Dr. Helen Castor.
Director: Sophie Elwin-Harris | Stars: Helen Castor, Anneika Rose
Votes: 27
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