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Critical Survey of Shakespeare: Film Adaptations

Selected Film Adaptations

All’s Well That Ends Well

1968 BBC Production

Director: Claude Whatham

Countess of Rousillon: Catherine Lacey

Bertram: Ian Richardson

Helena: Lynn Farleigh

Parrolles: Clive Swift

King of France: Sebastian Shaw

1980-81 BBC Production

Director: Elijah Moshinsky

Countess of Rousillon: Celia Johnson

Bertram: Ian Charleson

Helena: Angela Down

Parrolles: Peter Jeffrey

King of France: Donald Sinden

2011 John Dove Production

Director: John Dove

Countess of Rousillon: Janie Dee

Bertram: Sam Crane

Helena: Ellie Piercy

Parrolles: James Garnon

King of France: Sam Cox

Antony and Cleopatra

1972 Charlton Heston Film

Director: Charlton Heston

Antony: Charlton Heston

Cleopatra: Hildegarde Neil

Enobarbus: Eric Porter

1974 RSC Production

Director: Jon Scofield

Antony: Richard Johnson

Cleopatra: Janet Suzman

Enobarbus: Patrick Stewart

1981 BBC Television Shakespeare Production

Director: Jonathan Miller

Antony: Colin Blakely

Cleopatra: Jane Lapotaire

Enobarbus: Emrys James

1983-84 Lawrence Carra Production

Director: Lawrence Carra

Antony: Timothy Dalton

Cleopatra: Lynne Redgrave

Enobarbus: Barrie Ingham

As You Like It

1936 Paul Czinner Production

Director: Paul Czinner

Rosalind: Elisabeth Bergner

Orlando: Laurence Olivier

Celia: Sophie Stewart

Jaques: Leon Quartermaine

Touchstone: Mackenzie Ward

1963 Elliott/Eyre Production

Director: Michael Elliott and Ronald Eyre

Rosalind: Lynn Redgrave

Orlando: Patrick Allen

Celia: Rosalind Knight

Jaques: Max Adrian

Touchstone: Patrick Wymark

1978-79 BBC Television Shakespeare Production

Director: Basil Coleman

Rosalind: Helen Mirren

Orlando: Brian Stirner

Celia: Angharad Rees

Jaques: Richard Pasco

Touchstone: James Bolam

1992 Christine Edzard Production

Director: Christine Edzard

Rosalind: Emma Croft

Orlando: Andrew Tiernan

Celia: Celia Bannerman

Jaques: James Fox

Touchstone: Griff Rhys Jones

2006 Kenneth Branagh Production

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Rosalind: Bryce Dallas Howard

Orlando: David Oyelowo

Celia: Romola Garai

Jaques: Kevin Kline

Touchstone: Alfred Molina

2009 Shakespeare’s Globe Production

Director: Thea Sharrock

Rosalind: Naomi Frederick

Orlando: Jack Laskey

Celia: Laura Rogers

Jaques: Tim McMullan

Touchstone: Dominic Rowan

The Comedy of Errors

1964 Royal Shakespeare Company Production

Director: Peter Duguid

Solinus: Donald Sinden

Aegeon: John Welsh

Antipholus of Ephesus: Ian Richardson

Antipholus of Syracuse: Alec McCowen

Dromio of Ephesus: Clifford Rose

Dromio of Syracuse: Barry MacGregor

1976-77 Royal Shakespeare Company Production

Director: Philip Casson

Solinus: Brian Coburn

Aegeon: Griffith Jones

Antipholus of Ephesus: Mike Gwilym

Antipholus of Syracuse: Roger Rees

Dromio of Ephesus: Nickolas Grace

Dromio of Syracuse: Michael Williams

1983-84 BBC Television Shakespeare Production

Director: James Cellan Jones

Solinus: Charles Gray

Aegeon: Cyril Cusack

Antipholus of Ephesus: Michael Kitchen

Antipholus of Syracuse: Michael Kitchen

Dromio of Ephesus: Roger Daltrey

Dromio of Syracuse: Roger Daltrey

1987 Flying Karamazov Brothers Production

Director: Robert Woodruff

Solinus: Karla Burns

Aegeon: John Welsh

Antipholus of Ephesus: Howard Jay Patterson

Antipholus of Syracuse: David Magid

Dromio of Ephesus: Clifford Rose

Dromio of Syracuse: Randy Nelson

Coriolanus

1983 BBC Television Shakespeare Production

Director: Elijah Moshinsky

Coriolanus: Alan Howard

Menenius: Joss Ackland

Cominius: Patrick Godfrey

Aufidius: Mike Gwilym

Volumnia: Irene Worth

Virgilia: Joanna McCallum

2011 Ralph Fiennes Production

Director: Ralph Fiennes

Coriolanus: Ralph Fiennes

Menenius: Brian Cox

Cominius: John Kani

Aufidius: Gerard Butler

Volumnia: Vanessa Redgrave

Virgilia: Jessica Chastain

Cymbeline

1983 BBC Television Shakespeare Production

Director: Elijah Moshinsky

Cymbeline: Richard Johnson

Cornelius: Hugh Thomas

Iachimo: Robert Lindsay

Queen: Claire Bloom

Imogen: Helen Mirren

Posthumus: Michael Pennington

Cloten: Paul Jesson

2014 Almereyda Production

Director: Michael Almereyda

Cymbeline: Ed Harris

Cornelius: Peter Gerety

Iachimo: Ethan Hawke

Queen: Milla Jovovich

Imogen: Dakota Johnson

Posthumus: Penn Badgley

Cloten: Anton Yelchin

Hamlet

1948 Laurence Olivier Production

Director: Laurence Olivier

Hamlet: Laurence Olivier

Ophelia: Jean Simmons

Claudius: Basil Sydney

Gertrude: Eileen Herlie

Horatio: Norman Wooland

Polonius: Felix Aylmer

Laertes: Terence Morgan

1953 NBC Television Production

Director: Albert McCleery

Hamlet: Maurice Evans

Ophelia: Sarah Churchill

Claudius: Astrogildo Filho

Gertrude: Ruth Chatterton

Horatio: Wesley Addy

Polonius: Barry Jones

Laertes: William Smithers

1959 Dupont Show of the Month Production

Director: Ralph Nelson

Hamlet: John Neville

Ophelia: Barbara Jefford

Claudius: Oliver Neville

Gertrude: Margaret Courtenay

Horatio: David Dodimead

Polonius: Joseph O’Connor

Laertes: John Humphrey

1961 Hans Peter Wirth Production

Director: Franz Peter Wirth

Hamlet: Maximilian Schell

Ophelia: Dunja Movar

Claudius: Hans Caninenberg

Gertrude: Wanda Rotha

Horatio: Karl Michael Vogler

Polonius: Franz Schafheitlin

Laertes: Dieter Kirchlechner

1964 Grigori Kozintsev Production

Director: Grigori Kozintsev

Hamlet: Innokenty Smoktunovsky

Ophelia: Anastasiya Vertinskaya

Claudius: Mikhail Nazvanov

Gertrude: Elza Radzina

Horatio: Vladimir Erenberg

Polonius: Yuri Tolubeyev

Laertes: Stepan Oleksenko

1964 Bill Colleran/John Gielgud Production

Director: Bill Colleran and John Gielgud

Hamlet: Rihard Burton

Ophelia: Linda Marsh

Claudius: Alfred Drake

Gertrude: Eileen Herlie

Horatio: Robert Milli

Polonius: Hume Cronyn

Laertes: John Cullum

1964 Philip Saville Production

Director: Philip Saville

Hamlet: Christopher Plummer

Ophelia: Jo Maxwell Muller

Claudius: Robert Shaw

Gertrude: June Tobin

Horatio: Michael Caine

Polonius: Alec Clunes

Laertes: Dyson Lovell

1969 Tony Richardson Production

Director: Tony Richardson

Hamlet: Nicol Williamson

Ophelia: Marianne Faithfull

Claudius: Anthony Hopkins

Gertrude: Judy Parfitt

Horatio: Gordon Jackson

Polonius: Mark Dignam

Laertes: Michael Pennington

1970 Peter Wood Production

Director: Peter Wood

Hamlet: Richard Chamberlain

Ophelia: Ciaran Madden

Claudius: Richard Johnson

Gertrude: Margaret Leighton

Horatio: Martin Shaw

Polonius: Michael Redgrave

Laertes: Nicholas Jones

1980 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Rodney Bennett

Hamlet: Derek Jacobi

Ophelia: Lalla Ward

Claudius: Patrick Stewart

Gertrude: Claire Bloom

Horatio: Robert Swann

Polonius: Eric Porter

Laertes: David Robb

1990 Kirk Browning/Kevin Kline Production

Director: Kirk Browning and Kevin Kline

Hamlet: Kevin Kline

Ophelia: Diane Venora

Claudius: Brian Murray

Gertrude: Dana Ivey

Horatio: Peter Francis James

Polonius: Josef Sommer

Laertes: Michael Cumpsty

1990 Franco Zeffirelli Production

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Hamlet: Mel Gibson

Ophelia: Helena Bonham Carter

Claudius: Alan Bates

Gertrude: Glenn Close

Horatio: Stephen Dillane

Polonius: Ian Holm

Laertes: Nathaniel Parker

1996 Kenneth Branagh Production

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Hamlet: Kenneth Branagh

Ophelia: Kate Winslet

Claudius: Derek Jacobi

Gertrude: Julie Christie

Horatio: Nicholas Farrell

Polonius: Richard Briers

Laertes: Michael Maloney

2000 Michael Almereyda Production

Director: Michael Almereyda

Hamlet: Ethan Hawke

Ophelia: Julia Stiles

Claudius: Kyle MacLachlan

Gertrude: Diane Venora

Horatio: Karl Geary

Polonius: Bill Murray

Laertes: Liev Schreiber

2000 Campbell Scott/Eric Simonson Production

Director: Campbell Scott and Eric Simonson

Hamlet: Campbell Scott

Ophelia: LisaGay Hamilton

Claudius: Jamey Sheridan

Gertrude: Blair Brown

Horatio: John Benjamin Hickey

Polonius: Roscoe Lee Browne

Laertes: Terence Morgan

2002 Peter Brook Production

Director: Peter Brook

Hamlet: Adrian Lester

Ophelia: Shantala Shivalingappa

Claudius: Jeffery Kissoon

Gertrude: Natasha Parry

Horatio: Scott Handy

Polonius: Bruce Myers

Laertes: Rohan Siva

2009 Gregory Doran Hamlet

Director: Gegory Doran

Hamlet: David Tennant

Ophelia: Mariah Gale

Claudius: Patrick Steward

Gertrude: Penny Downie

Horatio: Peter de Jersey

Polonius: Oliver Ford Davies

Laertes: Edward Bennett

2015 Sarah Frankcom/Margaret Williams Production

Director: Sarah Francom and Margaret Williams

Hamlet: Maxine Peak

Ophelia: Katie West

Claudius: John Shrapnel

Gertrude: Barbara Marten

Horatio: Thomas Arnold

Polonius [Polonia]: Gillian Bevan

Laertes: Ashley Zhangazha

Henry IV, Part I

1979-80 BBC Production

Director: David Giles

Henry IV: Jon Finch

Prince Hal: David Gwillim

Hotspur: Tim Pigott-Smith

Falstaff: Anthony Quayle

Prince John: Rob Edwards

Earl of Westmoreland: David Buck

Sir Waler Blunt: Robert Brown

Earl of Worcester: Clive Swift

Earl of Northumberland: Bruce Purchase

1995 John Caird Production

Director: John Caird

Henry IV: Ronald Pickup

Prince Hal: Jonathan Firth

Hotspur: Rufus Sewell

Falstaff: David Calder

Prince John: Daniel Betts

Sir Waler Blunt: Tim McMullan

Earl of Worcester: Corin Redgrave

Earl of Northumberland: Joseph O’Conor

1990 English Shakespeare Company Production

Director: Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington

Henry IV: Michael Cronin

Prince Hal: Michael Pennington

Hotspur: Andrew Jarvis

Falstaff: Barry Stanton

Prince John: John Dougall

Earl of Westmoreland: Ben Bazell

Sir Waler Blunt: Michael Fenner

Earl of Worcester: Philip Bowen

Earl of Northumberland: Roger Booth

Henry IV, Part II

1979-80 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: David Giles

Henry IV: Jon Finch

Prince Hal: David Gwillim

Falstaff: Anthony Quayle

Bardolph: Gordon Gostelow

Pistol: Bryan Pringle

1990 English Shakespeare Company Production

Director: Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington

Henry IV: Michael Cronin

Prince Hal: Michael Pennington

Falstaff: Barry Stanton

Bardolph: Colin Farrell

Pistol: Paul Brennen

Henry V

1944 Laurence Olivier Production

Director: Laurence Olivier

Henry V: Laurence Olivier

Earl of Westmoreland: Gerald Case

Earl of Salisbury: Griffith Jones

Duke of Exeter: Nicholas Hannen

Duke of Gloucester: Michael Warre

Montjoy: Ralph Truman

Bardolph: Roy Emerton

Pistol: Robert Newton

King Charles VI: Harcourt Williams

Dauphin: Max Adrian

Mistress Quickly: Freda Jackson

Katherine: Renée Asherson

1960 Age of Kings Productions

Director: Michael Hayes

Henry V: Robert Hardy

Earl of Westmoreland: Julian Glover

Duke of Exeter: Noel Johnson

Duke of Gloucester: John Ringham

Montjoy: Robert Lang

Bardolph: Gordon Gostelow

Pistol: George A. Cooper

King Charles VI: Alan Rowe

Dauphin: John Warner

Mistress Quickly: Angela Baddeley

Katherine: Judi Dench

1979-80 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: David Giles

Henry V: David Gwillim

Earl of Westmoreland: David Buck

Earl of Salisbury: Robert Ashby

Duke of Exeter: Clifford Parish

Duke of Gloucester: Martin Smith

Montjoy: Garrick Hagon

Bardolph: Gordon Gostelow

Pistol: Bryan Pringle

King Charles VI: Thorley Walters

Dauphin: Keith Drinkel

Mistress Quickly: Brenda Bruce

Katherine: Jocelyne Boisseau

1989 Kenneth Branagh Production

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Henry V: Kenneth Branagh

Earl of Westmoreland: Paul Gregory

Earl of Salisbury: Richard Neville

Duke of Exeter: Brian Blessed

Duke of Gloucester: Simon Shepherd

Montjoy: Christopher Ravenscroft

Bardolph: Richard Briers

Pistol: Robert Stephens

King Charles VI: Paul Scofield

Dauphin: Michael Maloney

Mistress Quickly: Judi Dench

Katherine: Emma Thompson

1991 English Shakespeare Company Production

Director: Michael Bogdanov

Henry V: Michael Pennington

Earl of Westmoreland: Ben Bazell

Duke of Exeter: Ian Burford

Montjoy: Philip Bowen

Pistol: Paul Brennen

King Charles VI: Clyde Pollitt

Dauphin: Andrew Jarvis

Mistress Quickly: June Watson

Katherine: Francesca Ryan

2012 Thea Sharrock Production (The Hollow Crown Series)

Director: Thea Sharrock

Henry V: Tom Hiddleston

Earl of Westmoreland: James Laurenson

Earl of Salisbury: Richard Clothier

Duke of Exeter: Anton Lesser

Duke of Gloucester: Paterson Joseph

Montjoy: Jérémie Covillault

Bardolph: Tom Georgeson

Pistol: Paul Ritter

King Charles VI: Lambert Wilson

Dauphin: Edward Akrout

Mistress Quickly: Julie Walters

Katherine: Mélanie Thierry

Henry VI, Part I

1960 Michael Hayes Age of Kings Production

Director: Michael Hayes

Henry VI: Terry Scully

Cardinal of Winchester: Robert Lang

Dauphin: Jerome Willis

Joan la Pucelle: Eileen Atkins

Duke of York: Jack May

Earl of Suffolk: Edgar Wreford

Duke of Somerset: Alan Rowe

Margaret: Mary Morris

1965 Wars of the Roses Production

Henry VI: David Warner

Cardinal of Winchester: Nicholas Selby

Dauphin: Charles Kay

Joan la Pucelle: Janet Suzman

Duke of Somerset: Philip Brack

Margaret: Peggy Ashcroft

1983 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Jane Howell

Henry VI: Peter Benson

Cardinal of Winchester:

Dauphin: Ian Saynor

Joan la Pucelle: Brenda Blethyn

Duke of York: Bernard Hill

Earl of Suffolk: Paul Chapman

Margaret: Julia Foster

1991 English Shakespeare Company Wars of the Roses Production

Director: Michael Bogdanov

Henry VI: Paul Brennen

Cardinal of Winchester: Clyde Pollitt

Dauphin: Andrew Jarvis

Joan la Pucelle: Francesca Ryan

Duke of York: Barry Stanton

Earl of Suffolk: Michael Pennington

Duke of Somerset: Sion Probert

Margaret: June Watson

Henry VI, Part II

1960 An Age of Kings Production

Director: Michael Hayes

Henry VI: Terry Scully

Duke of Suffolk: Edgar Wreford

Duke of Gloucester: John Ringham

Cardinal Beaufort: Robert Lang

Earl of Salisbury: Gordon Gostelow

Duke of Somerset: Alan Rowe

Earl of Warwick: Frank Windsor

Richard: Paul Daneman

Margaret: Mary Morris

1965 The Wars of the Roses Productions

Director: Peter Hall and John Barton

Henry VI: David Warner

Duke of Gloucester: Paul Hardwick

Duke of Somerset: Philip Brack

Earl of Warwick: Brewster Mason

Richard: Ian Holm

Margaret: Peggy Ashcroft

1983 BBC Shakespeare Plays Production

Director: Jane Howell

Henry VI: Peter Venson

Duke of Suffolk: Paul Chapman

Duke of Gloucester: David Burke

Cardinal Beaufort: Frank Middlemass

Earl of Salisbury: Tenniel Evans

Duke of Somerset: Brian Deacon

Earl of Warwick: Mark Wing-Davey

Richard: Ron Cook

Margaret: Juia Foster

Henry VI, Part III

1960 An Age of Kings Production

Director: Michael Hayes

Henry VI: Terry Scully

Earl of Warwick: Frank Windsor

Duke of York: Jack May

Edward IV: Julian Glover

Duke of Clarence: Patrick Garland

Duke of Gloucester: Paul Daneman

Queen Margaret: Mary Morris

Duke of Suffolk: Edgar Wreford

Cardinal Beaufort: Robert Lang

Earl of Salisbury: Gordon Gostelow

Duke of Somerset: Alan Rowe

Jack Cade: Esmond Knight

1965 The Wars of the Roses Productions

Henry VI: David Warner

Earl of Warwick: Brewster Mason

Duke of York: Donald Sinden

Edward IV: Roy Dotrice

Duke of Gloucester: Paul Hardwick

Queen Margaret: Peggy Ashcroft

Duke of Suffolk: William Squire

1983 BBC Shakespeare Plays Production

Director: Jane Howell

Henry VI: Peter Benson

Duke of York: Bernard Hill

Edward IV: Brian Protheroe

Duke of Clarence: Ron Cook

Queen Margaret: Julia foster

1991 English Shakespeare Company Productions

Henry VI: Paul Brennen

Earl of Warwick: Michael Cronin

Duke of York: Barry Stanton

Duke of Clarence: John Dougall

Duke of Gloucester: Andrew Jarvis

Queen Margaret: June Watson

Duke of Exeter: Ian Burford

Earl of Warwick: Michael

Jack Cade: Michael Pennington

Henry VI, Parts I-III, and Richard III

1983 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Jene Howell

Henry VI: Peter Benson

Duke of Burgundy: Antony Brown

Duke of Gloucester: David Burke

Queen Margaret: Julia Foster

Joan La Pucelle: Branda Blethyn

Duke of Alençon: Michael Byrne

Duchess of Gloucester: Anne Carroll

Earl of Suffolk: Paul Chapman

Duke of Buckingham: David Daker

Duke of Somerset: Brian Deacon

Richard III: Ron Cook

Queen Elizabeth: Rowena Cooper

Lord Grey: Aruther Cox

Duchess of York: Annette Crosbie

Lady Anne: Zoe Wannamaker

Henry VIII

1979 BBC Shakespeare Plays Production

Director: Kevin Billington

Henry VIII: John Stride

Duke of Buckingham: Julian Glover

Duke of Norfolk: Jeremy Kemp

Duke of Suffolk: Lewis Fiander

Cardinal Wolsey: Timoth West

Cromwell: John Rowe

Lord Abergavenny: David Rintoul

Katherine of Aragon: Claire Bloom

Cranmer: Ronald Pickup

2010 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Production

Director: Mark Rosenblatt

Henry VIII: Dominic Rowan

Cardinal Wolsey: Ian McNeice

Katherine of Aragon: Kate Duchêne

Julius Caesar

1950 David Badley Production

Director: David Bradley

Antony: Charlton Heston

Cassius: Grosvenor Glenn

Julius Caesar: Harold Tasker

Brutus: David Bradley

Octavius Caesar: Bob Holt

1953 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Production

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Antony: Marlon Brando

Cassius: John Gielgud

Julius Caesar: Louis Calhern

Brutus: James Mason

Casca: Edmond O’Brien

Calpurnia: Greer Garson

Portia: Deborah Kerr

1970 Stuart Burge Production

Director: Stuart Burge

Antony: Charlton Heston

Cassius: Richard Johnson

Julius Caesar: John Gielgud

Brutus: Jason Robards

Casca: Robert Vaugn

Octavius Caesar: Richard Chamberlain

Calpurnia: Jill Bennett

Portia: Diana Rigg

1979 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Herbert Wise

Antony: Keith Michell

Cassius: David Collings

Julius Caesar: Charles Gray

Brutus: Richard Pasco

Casca: Sam Dastor

Octavius Caesar:

Calpurnia: Elizabeth Spriggs

Portia: Virginia McKenna

2012 Gregory Doran Production

Director: Gregory Doran

Antony: Ray Fearon

Julius Caesar: Jeffery Kissoon

Brutus: Paterson Joseph

Casca: Joseph Mydell

King John

1984-85 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: David Giles

King John: Leonard Rossiter

Chatillon: William Whymper

Queen Elinor: Mary Morris

Earl of Pembroke: Robert Brown

Earl of Salisbury: John Castle

Lord Bigot: John Flint

Philip: George Costigan

Constance: Claire Bloom

King Lear

1953 CBS Television Production

Director: Andrew McCullough and Peter Brook

King Lear: Orson Welles

Goneril: Beatrice Straight

Regan: Margaret Phillips

Cordelia: Natasha Parry

Duke of Albany: Arnold Moss

Earl of Kent: Bramwell Fletcher

Fool: Alan Badel

Duke of Cornwall: Scott Forbes

Earl of Gloucester: Frederick Worlock

1970 Kozintsev Production

Director: Grigoriy Kozintsev and Iosif Shapiro

King Lear: Jüri Järvet

Goneril: Elza Radzina

Regan: Galina Volchek

Cordelia: Valentina Shendrikova

Duke of Albany: Donatas Banionis

Earl of Kent: Vladimir Yemelyanov

Edmund: Regimantas Adomaitis

Edgar: Leonhard Merzin

Fool: Oleg Dal

Duke of Cornwall: Aleksandr Vokach

Earl of Gloucester: Karlis Sebris

1971 Peter Brook Production

Director: Peter Brook

King Lear: Paul Scofield

Goneril: Irene Worth

Regan: Susan Engel

Cordelia: Anne-Lise Gabold

Duke of Albany: Cyril Cusack

Earl of Kent: Tom Fleming

Edmund: Ian Hogg

Edgar: Robert Landgon Lloyd

Fool: Jack MacGowran

Duke of Cornwall: Patrick Magee

Earl of Gloucester: Alan Webb

1971 Edwin Sherin Production

Director: Edwin Sherin

King Lear: James Earl Jones

Goneril: Rosalind Cash

Regan: Ellen Holly

Cordelia: Lee Chamberlin

Duke of Albany:

Earl of Kent: Douglass Watson

Edmund: Raul Julia

Edgar: Rene Auberjonois

Fool: Tom Aldredge

Duke of Cornwall: Robert Lanchester

Earl of Gloucester: Paul Sorvino

1974 Tony Davenall Production

Director: Tony Davenall

King Lear: Patrick Magee

Goneril: Beth Harris

Regan: Ann Lynn

Cordelia: Wendy Allnutt

Duke of Albany: Philip Albany

Earl of Kent: Ray Smith

Edmund: Patrick Mower

Edgar: Robert Coleby

Fool: Ellis Jones

Duke of Cornwall: Peter Jeffrey

Earl of Gloucester: Ronald Radd

1982 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Jonathan Miller

King Lear: Michael Hordern

Goneril: Gillian Barge

Regan: Penelope Wilton

Cordelia: Brenda Blethyn

Duke of Albany: John Bird

Earl of Kent: John Shrapnel

Edmund: Michael Kitchen

Edgar: Anton Lesser

Fool: Frank Middlemass

Earl of Gloucester: Norman Rodway

1983 Michael Elliott Production

Director: Michael Elliott

King Lear: Laurence Olivier

Goneril: Dorothy Tutin

Regan: Diana Rigg

Cordelia: Anna Calder-Marshall

Duke of Albany: Robert Lang

Earl of Kent: Colin Blakely

Edmund: Robert Lindsay

Edgar: David Threlfall

Fool: John Hurt

Duke of Burgundy: Brian Cox

Earl of Gloucester: Leo McKern

1998 Richard Eyre Production

Director: Richard Eyre

King Lear: Ian Holm

Goneril: Barbara Flynn

Regan: Amanda Redman

Cordelia: Victoria Hamilton

Duke of Albany: David Lyon

Earl of Kent: David Burke

Edmund: Finbar Lynch

Edgar: Paul Rhys

Fool: Michael Bryant

Duke of Cornwall: Michael Simkins

Earl of Gloucester: Timothy West

1999 Brian Blessed Production

Director: Brian Blessed and Tony Rotherham

King Lear: Brian Blessed

Goneril: Caroline Lennon

Regan: Claire Laurie

Cordelia: Phillipa Peak

Duke of Albany: Graham McTavish

Earl of Kent: Iain Stuart Robertson

Edmund: Jason Riddington

Edgar: Mark Burgess

Fool: Hildegard Neil

Duke of Cornwall: Mark Denny

Earl of Gloucester: Robert Whelan

2008 Trevor Nunn Production

Director: Trevor Nunn

King Lear: Ian McKellen

Goneril: Frances Barber

Regan: Monica Dolan

Cordelia: Romola Garai

Duke of Albany: Julian Harries

Earl of Kent: Jonathan Hyde

Edmund: Philip Winchester

Edgar: Ben Meyjes

Fool: Sylvester McCoy

Duke of Cornwall: Guy Williams

Earl of Gloucester: William Gaunt

Love’s Labour’s Lost

1985 BBC Production

Director: Elijah Moshinsky

King Ferdinand of Navarre: Jonathan Kent

Princess of France: Maureen Lipman

Longaville: Christopher Blake

Dumaine: Geoffrey Burridge

Berowne: Mike Gwilym

Don Armado: David Warner

Moth: John Kane

Costard: Paul Jesson

Boyet: Clifford Rose

Maria: Katy Behean

Katharine: Petra Markham

Rosaline: Jenny Agutter

2000 Kenneth Branagh Production

Director: Kenneth Branagh

King Ferdinand of Navarre: Alessandro Nivola

Princess of France: Alicia Silverstone

Longaville: Matthew Lillard

Dumaine: Adrian Lester

Berowne: Kenneth Branagh

Don Armado: Timothy Spall

Moth: Anthony O’Donnell

Costard: Nathan Lane

Boyet: Richard Clifford

Maria: Carmen Ejogo

Katharine: Emily Mortimer

Rosaline: Natascha McElhone

2010 Shakespeare’s Globe Production

Director: Dominic Dromgoole

King Ferdinand of Navarre: Philip Cumbus

Princess of France: Michelle Terry

Longaville: William Mannering

Dumaine: Jack Farthing

Berowne: Trystan Gravelle

Don Armado: Paul Ready

Moth: Seroca Davis

Costard: Fergal McElherron

Boyet: Tom Stuart

Maria: Jade Nouka

Katharine: Sian Robins-Grace

Rosaline: Thomasin Rand

Macbeth

1948 Orson Welles Production

Director: Orson Welles

Macbeth: Orson Welles

Lady Macbeth: Jeanette Nolan

Macduff: Dan O’Herlihy

Lady Macduff: Peggy Webber

Banquo: Edgar Barrier

Malcolm: Roddy McDowall

King Duncan: Ersking Sanford

Three Witches: Peggy Weber (Witch)

1954 George Schaefer Production

Director: George Schaefer

Macbeth: Maurice Evans

Lady Macbeth: Judith Anderson

Macduff: Richard Waring

Lady Macduff: Margot Stevenson

Banquo: Staats Cotsworth

Malcolm: Roger Hamilton

King Duncan: House Jameson

Three Witches: Jane Rose, Frieda Altman, Maud Shearer

1960 George Schaefer Production

Director: George Schaefer

Macbeth: Maurice Evans

Lady Macbeth: Judith Anderson

Macduff: Ian Bannen

Banquo: Michael Hordern

Malcolm: Jeremy Brett

King Duncan: Malcolm Keen

Three Witches: Valerie Taylor, Anita Sharp-Bolster, April Olrich

1961 Paul Almond Production

Director: Paul Almond

Macbeth: Sean Connery

Lady Macbeth: Zoe Caldwell

Macduff: Ted Follows

Lady Macduff: Sharon Acker

Banquo: William Needles

Malcolm: Robin Gammell

King Duncan: Powys Thomas

Three Witches: Victoria Mitchell, Natalia Butko, Jacqueline Ivings

1971 Roman Polanski Production

Director: Roman Polanski

Macbeth: Jon Finch

Lady Macbeth: Francesca Annis

Macduff: Terence Bayler

Lady Macduff: Diane Fletcher

Banquo: Martin Shaw

Malcolm: Stephan Chase

King Duncan: Nicholas Selby

Three Witches: Maisie MacFarquhar, Elsie Taylor, Noelle Rimmington

1975 John Gorrie Production

Director: John Gorrie

Macbeth: Eric Porter

Lady Macbeth: Janet Suzman

Macduff: John Woodvine

Lady Macduff: Rowena Cooper

Banquo: John Thaw

Malcolm: John Alderton

King Duncan: Michael Goodliffe

Three Witches: Sylvia Coleridge, Daphne Heard, Hilary Mason

1979-80 Philip Casson/Trevor Nunn Production

Director: Philip Casson and Trevor Nunn

Macbeth: Ian McKellen

Lady Macbeth: Judi Dench

Macduff: Bob Peck

Lady Macduff: Susan Dury

Banquo: John Woodvine

Malcolm: Roger Rees

King Duncan: Griffith Jones

Three Witches: Marie Kean, Judith Harte, Susan Dury

1983 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Jack Gold

Macbeth: Nicol Williamson

Lady Macbeth: Jane Lapotaire

Macduff: Tony Doyle

Lady Macduff: Jill Baker

Banquo: Ian Hogg

Malcolm: James Hazeldine

King Duncan: Mark Dignam

Three Witches: Brenda Bruce, Eileen Way, Anne Dyson

1997 Penny Woolcock Production (Macbeth on the Estate)

Director: Penny Woolcock

Macbeth: James Frain

Lady Macbeth: Susan Vidler

Macduff: David Harewood

Lady Macduff: Patsi Fox

Banquo: Andrew Tiernan

Malcolm: Graham Bryan

King Duncan: Ray Winstone

1997 Jeremy Freeston Production

Director: Jeremy Freeston

Macbeth: Jason Connery

Lady Macbeth: Helen Baxendale

Macduff: Kenneth Bryans

Lady Macduff: Tess Dignan

Banquo: Graham McTavish

Malcolm: Ross Dunsmore

King Duncan: John Corivin

Three Witches: Hildegard Neil, Jean Trend, Phillipa Peak

2001 Gregory Doran Production

Director: Gregory Doran

Macbeth: Antony Sher

Lady Macbeth: Harriet Walter

Macduff: Nigel Cooke

Lady Macduff: Diane Beck

Banquo: Ken Bones

Malcolm: John Dougall

King Duncan: Joseph O’Conor

Three Witches: Noma Dumezweni, Polly Kemp, Diane Beck

2006 Geoffrey Wright Production

Director: Geoffrey Wright

Macbeth: Sam Worthington

Lady Macbeth: Victoria Hill

Macduff: Lachy Hulme

Lady Macduff: Kat Stewart

Banquo: Steve Bastoni

Malcolm: Matt Doran

King Duncan: Gary Sweet

Three Witches: Chloe Armstrong, Kate Bell, Miranda Nation

2010 Rupert Goold Production

Director: Rupert Goold

Macbeth: Patrick Stewart

Lady Macbeth: Kate Fleetwood

Macduff: Michael Feast

Lady Macduff: Suzanne Burden

Banquo: Martin Turner

Malcolm: Scott Handy

King Duncan: Paul Shelley

Three Witches: Polly Frame, Sophie Hunter, Niamh McGrady

2021 Joel Coen Production

Director: Joel Coen

Macbeth: Denzel Washington

Lady Macbeth: Frances McDormand

Macduff: Corey Hawkins

Lady Macduff: Moses Ingram

Banquo: Bertie Carvel

Malcolm: Harry Melling

King Duncan: Brendan Gleeson

Three Witches: Kathryn Hunter

Measure for Measure

1979 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Desmond Davis

Isabella: Kate Nelligan

Duke Vincentio: Kenneth Colley

Angelo: Tim Pigott-Smith

Claudio: Christopher Strauli

Mariana: Jacqueline Pearce

Lucio: John McEnery

Mistress Overdone: Adrienne Corri

Escalus: Kevin Stoney

Elbow: Ellis Jones

Pompey: Frank Middlemass

Juliet: Yolande Palfrey

Provost: Alun Armstrong

1994 David Thacker Production

Director: David Thacker

Isabella: Juliet Aubrey

Duke Vincentio: Tom Wilkinson

Angelo: Corin Redgrave

Claudio: Ben Miles

Mariana: Margot Leicester

Lucio: Rob Edwards

Mistress Overdone: Sue Johnston

Escalus: David Waller

Pompey: Henry Googman

Juliet: Sally George

Merchant of Venice

1969-1973 Jonathan Miller/John Sichel Production

Director: Jonathan Miller/John Sichel

Shylock: Laurence Olivier

Portia: Joan Plowright

Bassanio: Jeremy Brett

Antonio: Anthony Nicholls

Nerissa: Anna Carteret

Jessica: Louise Purnell

Gratiano: Michael Jayston

Lorenzo: Malcolm Reid

1980-81 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Jack Gold

Shylock: Warren Mitchell

Portia: Gemma Jones

Bassanio: John Nettles

Antonio: John Franklyn-Robbins

Nerissa: Susan Jameson

Jessica: Leslee Udwin

Gratiano: Kenneth Cranham

Lorenzo: Richard Morant

2001 Trevor Nunn/Chris Hunt Production

Director: Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt

Shylock: Henry Goodman

Portia: Derbhle Crotty

Bassanio: Alexander Hanson

Antonio: David Bamber

Nerissa: Alex Kelly

Jessica: Gabrielle Jourdan

Gratiano: Richard Henders

Lorenzo: Jack James

2004 Radford Production

Director: Michael Radford

Shylock: Al Pacino

Portia: Lynn Collins

Bassanio: Joseph Fiennes

Antonio: Jeremy Irons

Nerissa: Heather Goldenhersh

Jessica: Zuleikha Robinson

Gratiano: Kris Marshall

Lorenzo: Charlie Cox

Merry Wives of Windsor

1980 Bard Production

Director: Jack Manning

Mistress Ford: Valerie Seelie-Snyder

Mistress Page: Gloria Grahame

Sir John Falstaff: Leon Charles

Mistress Quickly: Dixie Tymitz

Sir Hugh Evans: Richard Cordery

Justice Shallow: Phillip Persons

Fenton: Addison Randall

Simple: Richie Levene

Pistol: Lee Fishel

Bardolph: Lanny Broyles

Doctor Caius: Joel Asher

Frank Ford: Lyle Stephen

William Page: Bert Hinchman

1982-83 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: David Jones

Mistress Ford: Judy Davis

Mistress Page: Prunella Scales

Sir John Falstaff: Richard Griffiths

Mistress Quickly: Elizabeth Spriggs

Sir Hugh Evans: Tenniel Evans

Justice Shallow: Alan Bennett

Fenton: Simon Chandler

Simple: Ron Cook

Pistol: Nigel Terry

Bardolph: Gordon Gostelow

Frank Ford: Ben Kingsley

William Page: Crispin Mair

2010 Shakespeare’s Globe Production

Director: Christopher Luscombe and Robin Lough

Mistress Ford: Sarah Woodward

Mistress Page: Serena Evans

Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Benjamin

Mistress Quickly: Sue Wallace

Sir Hugh Evans: Gareth Armstrong

Justice Shallow: Peter Gale

Fenton: Gerard McCarthy

Simple: Nathan Amzi

Pistol: Paul Woodson

Doctor Caius: Philip Bird

Frank Ford: Andrew Havill

William Page: Michael Garner

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

1935 Reinhardt/Dieterle Production

Director: Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle

Puck: Mickey Rooney

Hermia: Olivia de Havilland

Oberon: Victor Jory

Titania: Anita Louise

Lysander: Dick Powell

Hippolyta: Veree Teasdale

Theseus: Ian Hunter

Bottom: James Cagney

Helena: Jean Muir

Demetrius: Ross Alexander

1964 Joan Kemp-Welch Production

Director: Joan Kemp-Welch

Puck: Tony Tanner

Hermia: Maureen Beck

Oberon: Peter Wyngarde

Titania: Anna Massey

Lysander: John Fraser

Hippolyta: Eira Heath

Theseus: Patrick Allen

Bottom: Benny Hill

Helena: Jill Bennett

Demetrius: Clifford Elkin

1968 Peter Hall Production

Director: Peter Hall

Puck: Ian Holm

Hermia: Helen Mirren

Oberon: Ian Richardson

Titania: Judi Dench

Lysander: David Warner

Hippolyta: Barbara Jefford

Theseus: Derek Godfrey

Bottom: Paul Rodgers

Helena: Diana Rigg

Demetrius: Michael Jayston

1981-82 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Elisha Moshinsky

Puck: Phil Daniels

Hermia: Pippa Guard

Oberon: Peter McEnery

Titania: Helen Mirren

Lysander: Robert Lindsay

Hippolyta: Estelle Kohler

Theseus: Nigel Davenport

Bottom: Brian Glover

Helena: Cherith Mellor

Demetrius: Nicky Henson

1982 Emile Ardolino Production

Director: Emile Ardolino

Puck: Marcell Rosenblatt

Hermia: Deborah Rush

Oberon: William Hurt

Titania: Michele Shay

Lysander: Kevin Conroy

Hippolyta: Diane Venora

Theseus: James Hurdle

Bottom: Jeffrey DeMunn

Helena: Christine Baranski

Demetrius: Rick Lieberman

1996 Adrian Noble Production

Director: Adrian Noble

Puck: Finbar Lynch

Hermia: Monica Dolan

Oberon: Alex Jennings

Titania: Lindsay Duncan

Lysander: Daniel Evans

Hippolyta: Lindsay Duncan

Theseus: Alex Jennings

Bottom: Desmond Barrit

Helena: Emily Ramond

Demetrius: Kevin Doyle

1999 Michael Hoffman Production

Director: Michael Hoffman

Puck: Stanley Tucci

Hermia: Anna Friel

Oberon: Rupert Everett

Titania: Michelle Pfeiffer

Lysander: Dominic West

Hippolyta: Sophie Marceau

Theseus: David Stathairn

Bottom: Kevin Kline

Helena: Calista Flockhart

Demetrius: Christian Bale

2001 Christine Edzard Production

Director: Christine Edzard

Puck: Leane Lyson

Hermia: Jamie Peachey

Oberon: Dominic Haywood-Benge

Titania: Rajouana Zalal

Lysander: Danny Bishop

Hippolyta: Samantha Bond

Theseus: Derek Jacobi

Bottom: Oliver Szczypka

Helena: Jessica Fowler

Demetrius: John Heyfron

2014 Julie Taymor Production

Director: Julie Taymor

Puck: Kathryn Hunter

Hermia: Lilly Englert

Oberon: David Harewood

Titania: Tina Benko

Lysander: Jake Horowitz

Hippolyta: Okwui Okpokwasili

Theseus: Rober Clark

Bottom: Max Casella

Helena: Mandi Masden

Demetrius: Zach Appelman

Much Ado About Nothing

1967 Zeffirelli/Cooke Production

Director: Franco Zeffirelli and Alan Cooke

Beatrice: Maggie Smith

Benedick: Robert Stephens

Hero: Caroline John

Claudio: Michael Byrne

Leonato: Gerald James

Don Pedro: Derek Jacobi

Don John: Ronald Pickup

Dogberry: Frank Finlay

1972-73 New York Shakespeare Festival Production

Director: Nick Havinga

Beatrice: Kathleen Widdoes

Benedick: Sam Waterston

Hero: April Shawhan

Claudio: Glenn Walken

Leonato: Mark Hammer

Don Pedro: Douglass Watson

Don John: Jerry Mayer

Dogberry: Barnard Hughes

1984 BBC Television Shakespeare Production

Director: Stuart Burge

Beatrice: Cherie Lunghi

Benedick: Robert Lindsay

Hero: Katharine Levy

Claudio: Robert Reynolds

Leonato: Lee Montague

Don Pedro: Jon Finch

Don John: Vernon Dobtcheff

Dogberry: Michael Elphick

1993 Kenneth Branagh Production

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Beatrice: Emma Thompson

Benedick: Kenneth Branach

Hero: Kate Beckinsale

Claudio: Robert Sean Leonard

Leonato: Richard Briers

Don Pedro: Denzel Washington

Don John: Keanu Reeves

Dogberry: Michael Keaton

2012 Josh Whedon Production

Director: Josh Whedon

Beatrice: Amy Acker

Benedick: Alexis Denisof

Hero: Jilliam Morgese

Claudio: Fran Kranz

Leonato: Clark Gregg

Don Pedro: Reed Diamond

Don John: Sean Maher

Dogberry: Nathan Fillon

Othello

1951-55 Orson Welles Production

Director: Orson Welles

Othello: Orson Welles

Desdemona: Suzanne Cloutier

Iago: Micheál MacLiammóir

Cassio: Michael Laurence

Roderigo: Robert Coote

Brabantio: Hilton Edwards

Emilia: Fay Compton

Bianca: Doris Dowling

Lodovico: Nicholas Bruce

Montano: Jean Davis

1995 Yutkevich Production

Director: Sergei Yutkevich

Othello: Sergei Bondarchuk

Desdemona: Irina Skobtseva

Iago: Andrei Popov

Cassio: Vladimir Soshalsky

Roderigo: Yevgeny Vesnik

Brabantio: Yevgeny Teterin

Emilia: Antonina Maksimova

Bianca: Leila Ashrafova

Lodovico: Nikolai Briling

Montano: Aleksei Kelberer

1965 Stuart Burge Production

Director: Stuart Burge

Othello: Laurence Olivier

Desdemona: Maggie Smith

Iago: Frank Finlay

Cassio: Derek Jacobi

Roderigo: Robert Lang

Brabantio: Anthony Nicholls

Emilia: Joyce Redman

Bianca: Sheila Reid

Lodovico: Kenneth Mackintoxh

Montano: Edward Hardwicke

1980 Liz White Production

Director: Liz White

Othello: Yaphet Kotto

Desdemona: Audren Branker

Iago: Richard Dixon

Cassio: Louis Chrisholm, Jr.

Roderigo: Douglas Gray

Brabantio: Jim Williams

Emilia: Oliver Bowles

Bianca: Liz White

Montano: Benjamin Ashburn

1981 BBC Production

Director: Jonathan Miller

Othello: Anthony Hopkins

Desdemona: Penelope Wilton

Iago: Bob Hoskins

Cassio: David Yelland

Roderigo: Anthony Pedley

Brabantio: Geoffrey Chater

Emilia: Rosemary Leach

Bianca: Wendy Morgan

Lodovico: Joseph O’Connor

Montano: Tony Steedman

1984 Frank Melton “Bard” Production

Director: Frank Melton

Othello: William Marshall

Desdemona: Jenny Agutter

Iago: Ron Moody

Cassio: DeVeren Bookwalter

Roderigo: Joel Asher

Brabantio: Peter MacLean

Emilia: Leslie Paxton

Bianca: Eugenia Wright

Lodovico: Phillip Persons

Montano: Michael Hayward

1988 Janet Suzman Production

Director: Janet Suzman

Othello: John Kani

Desdemona: Joanna Weinberg

Iago: Richard Haddon Haines

Cassio: Neil McCarthy

Roderigo: Frantz Dobrowsky

Brabantio: Stuart Brown

Emilia: Dorothy Ann Gould

Bianca: Gaynor Young

Lodovico: Peter Krummeck

Montano: Martin Le Maitre

1990 Trevor Nunn Production

Director: Trevor Nunn and Anthony Garrick

Othello: Willard White

Desdemona: Imogen Stubbs

Iago: Ian McKellen

Cassio: Sean Baker

Roderigo: Michael Grandage

Brabantio: Clive Swift

Emilia: Zoë Wanamaker

Bianca: Marsha Hunt

Lodovico: John Burgess

Montano: Philip Sully

1995 Oliver Parker Production

Director: Oliver Parker

Othello: Laurence Fishburne

Desdemona: Irène Jacob

Iago: Kenneth Branagh

Cassio: Nathaniel Parker

Roderigo: Michael Maloney

Brabantio: Pierre Vaneck

Emilia: Anna Patrick

Bianca: Indra Ovè

Lodovico: Michael Sheen

Montano: Nicholas Farrell

Pericles

1984 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: David Jones

Pericles: Mike Gwilym

Gower: Edward Petherbridge

King Antiochus: John Woodvine

Lysimachus: Pat Ryecart

Boult: Trevor Peacock

Dionyza: Annette Crosbie

Thaisa: Juliet Stevenson

Thaliard: Robert Ashby

Helicanus: Patrick Godfrey

Escanes: Toby Salaman

Cleon of Tarsus: Norman Rodway

Richard II

1954 George Schaefer Production

Director: George Schaefer

King Richard II: Maurice Evans

Queen Isabel: Sarah Churchill

John of Gaunt: Frederick Worlock

Bolingbroke: Kent Smith

Thomas Mowbray: Bruce Gordon

Duke of York: Richard Purdy

Duke of Aumerle: Morton DaCosta

Harry Percy: Terry Kilburn

Sir John Bushy: Robert Quarry

Sir John Bagot: Louis Edmonds

1960 Age of Kings Production

King Richard II: David William

Queen Isabel: Juliet Cooke

John of Gaunt: Edward Wreford

Bolingbroke: Tom Fleming

Duke of Norfolk: Noel Johnson

Harry Percy: Sean Connery

Sir John Bushy: David Andrews

1981 Bard Production

Director: William Woodman

King Richard II: Richard Birney

John of Gaunt: John McLiam

Bolingbroke: Paul Shenar

Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: Jeff Pomerantz

Edmund, Duke of York: Peter Mclean

Duke of Aumerle: DeVeren Bookwalter

Harry Percy: Nicholas Hammond

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: John Devlin

Sir John Bushy: Jay T. Loudenback

Sir John Bagot: Michael Cummings

1990-91 English Shakespeare Company Wars of the Roses Production

Director: Michael Bogdanov

King Richard II: Michael Pennington

Queen Isabel: Francesca Ryan

John of Gaunt: Clyde Pollitt

Bolingbroke: Michael Cronin

Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: Jack Carr

Edmund, Duke of York: Colin Farrell

Duke of Aumerle: Philip Aumerle

Harry Percy: Andrew Jarvis

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Roger Booth

Earl of Westmoreland: Ben Bazell

Sir John Bushy: Sion Probert

Sir John Bagot: Paul Brennen

1997 Deborah Warner Production

Director: Deborah Warner

King Richard II: Fiona Shaw

Queen Isabel: Sian Thomas

John of Gaunt: Graham Crowden

Bolingbroke: Richard Bremmer

Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: David Lyon

Edmund, Duke of York: Donald Sinden

Duke of Aumerle: Julian Rhind-Tutt

Harry Percy: Kevin McKidd

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Struan Rodger

2001 Richard Farrell Production

Director: Richard Farrell

King Richard II: Matte Osian

Queen Isabel: Kadina de Elejalde

John of Gaunt: Frank O’Donnell

Bolingbroke: Barry Smith

Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: Tom Turbiville

Edmund, Duke of York: David W. Frank

Duke of Aumerle: Ellen Zachos

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Robert F. McCafferty

2012 Rupert Goold Production

Director: Rupert Goold

King Richard II: Ben Whishaw

Queen Isabel: Clémence Poésy

John of Gaunt: Patrick Stewart

Bolingbroke: Rory Kinnear

Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: James Purefoy

Edmund, Duke of York: David Suchet

Duke of Aumerle: Tom Hughes

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: David Morrissey

Sir John Bushy: Ferdinand Kingsley

Sir John Bagot: Samuel Roukin

Richard III

1955 Olivier Production

Director: Laurence Olivier

Richard III: Laurence Olivier

Lady Anne: Claire Bloom

King Edward IV: Cedric Hardwicke

Queen Elizabeth: Mary Kerridge

George, Duke of Clarence: John Gielgud

Edward, Prince of Wales: Paul Huson

Duke of Buckingham: Ralph Richardson

Archbishop: Nicholas Hannen

Earl Rivers: Clive Morton

Lord Grey: Dan Cunningham

1960 Age of Kings Production

Richard III: Paul Daneman

Lady Anne: Jill Dixon

George, Duke of Clarence: Patrick Garland

Duke of Buckingham: Edgar Wreford

Earl Rivers: Kenneth Farrington

Lord Grey: Leon Shepperdson

1965 Wars of the Roses Production

Richard III: Ian Holm

Duke of Buckingham: William Squire

Earl Rivers: Derek Waring

Queen Margaret: Peggy Ashcroft

1983 BBC Production

Director: Jane Howell

Richard III: Ron Cook

Lady Anne: Zoë Wanamaker

Queen Elizabeth: Rowena Cooper

George, Duke of Clarence: Paul Jesson

Edward, Prince of Wales: Dorian Ford

Duke of Buckingham: Michael Byrne

Earl Rivers: Paul Chapman

Lord Grey: Arthur Cox

Queen Margaret: Julia Foster

1990 English Shakespeare Company Production

Richard III: Andrew Jarvis

Lady Anne: Francesca Ryan

Queen Elizabeth: Ann Penfold

George, Duke of Clarence: John Dougall

Duke of Buckingham: Michael Pennington

Earl Rivers: John Darrell

Queen Margaret: June Watson

1995 Richard Loncraine Production

Director: Richard Loncraine

Richard III: Ian McKellen

Lady Anne: Kirsten Scott Thomas

King Edward IV: John Wood

Queen Elizabeth: Annette Bening

George, Duke of Clarence: Nigel Hawthorne

Edward, Prince of Wales: Marco Williamson

Duke of Buckingham: Jim Broadbent

Archbishop: Roger Hammond

Earl Rivers: Robert Downey Jr.

2016 Dominic Cooke (The Hollow Crown) Production

Director: Dominic Cook

Richard III: Benedict Cumberbatch

Lady Anne: Phoebe Fox

King Edward IV: Geoffrey Streatfeild

Queen Elizabeth: Kelley Hawes

Edward, Prince of Wales: Caspar Morley

Duke of Buckingham: Ben Daniels

Earl Rivers: Al Weaver

Lord Grey: Samuel Valentine

Queen Margaret: Sophie Okonedo

Romeo and Juliet

1936 George Cukor Production

Director: George Cukor

Romeo: Leslie Howard

Juliet: Norma Shearer

Friar Laurence: Henry Kolker

The Nurse: Edna May Oliver

Lord Capulet: C. Aubrey Smith

Lady Capulet: Violet Kemble Cooper

Mercutio: John Barrymore

Benvolio: Reginald Denny

Tybalt: Basil Rathbone

Paris: Ralph Forbes

Lord Montague: Robert Warwick

Lady Montague: Virginia Hammond

1954 Renato Castellani Production

Director: Renato Castellani

Romeo: Laurence Harvey

Juliet: Susan Shentall

Friar Laurence: Mervyn Johns

The Nurse: Flora Robson

Lord Capulet: Sebastian Capulet

Lady Capulet: Lydia Sherwood

Mercutio: Ubaldo Zollo

Benvolio: Bill Travers

Tybalt: Enzio Fiermonte

Paris: Norman Wooland

Lord Montague: Giulio Garbinetto

Lady Montague: Nietta Zocchi

1968 Franco Zeffirelli Production

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Romeo: Leonard Whiting

Juliet: Olivia Hussey

Friar Laurence: Milo O’Shea

The Nurse: Pat Heywood

Lord Capulet: Paul Hardwick

Lady Capulet: Natasha Parry

Mercutio: John McEnery

Benvolio: Bruce Robinson

Tybalt: Michael York

Paris: Roberto Bisacco

Lord Montague: Antonion Pierfederici

Lady Montague: Esmeralda Ruspoli

1978-79 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Alvin Rakoff

Romeo: Patrick Ryecart

Juliet: Rebecca Saire

Friar Laurence: Joseph O’Conor

The Nurse: Celia Johnson

Lord Capulet: Michael Hordern

Lady Capulet: Jacqueline Hill

Mercutio: Anthony Andrews

Benvolio: Christopher Strauli

Tybalt: Alan Rickman

Paris: Christopher Northey

Lord Montague: John Paul

Lady Montague: Zulema Dene

1996 Baz Luhrmann Production

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Romeo: Leonardo DiCaprio

Juliet: Claire Danes

Friar Laurence: Pete Postlethwaite

The Nurse: Miriam Margolyes

Lord Capulet: Paul Sorvino

Lady Capulet: Diane Venora

Mercutio: Harold Perrineau

Benvolio: Dash Mihok

Tybalt: John Leguizamo

Paris: Paul Rudd

Lord Montague: Brian Dennehy

Lady Montague: Caroline Pickles

Taming of the Shrew

1929 Sam Taylor Production

Director: Sam Taylor

Katherine: Mary Pickford

Petruchio: Douglas Fairbanks

Bianca: Dorothy Jordan

Baptista: Edwin Maxwell

Hortensio: Geoffrey Wardwell

Gremio: Joseph Cawthorn

Grumio: Clyde Cook

1967 Franco Zeffirelli Production

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Katherina: Elizabeth Taylor

Petruchio: Richard Burton

Bianca: Natasha Pyne

Baptista: Michael Hordern

Hortensio: Victor Spinetti

Gremio: Alan Webb

Grumio: Cyril Cusack

Lucentio: Michael York

Tranio: Alfred Lynch

Vincentio: Mark Dignam

1980-81 BBC Production

Director: Jonathan Miller

Katherina: Sarah Badel

Petruchio: John Cleese

Bianca: Susan Penhaligon

Baptista: John Franklyn-Robbins

Hortensio: Jonathan Cecil

Gremio: Frank Thronton

Grumio: David Kincaid

Lucentio: Simon Chandler

Tranio: Anthony Pedley

Vincentio: John Barron

The Tempest

1960 George Schaefer Production

Director: George Schaefer

Prospero: Maurice Evans

Miranda: Lee Remick

Ariel: Roddy McDowall

Caliban: Richard Burton

Ferdinand: William Bassett

Trinculo: Tom Poston

Stephano: Ronald Radd

Alonso: Geoffrey Lumb

Antonio: William LeMassena

Gonzalo: Liam Redmond

1979 Derek Jarman Production

Director: Derek Jarman

Prospero: Heathcote Williams

Miranda: Toyah Willcox

Ariel: Karl Johnson

Caliban: Jack Birkett

Ferdinand: David Meyer

Trinculo: Peter Turner

Stephano: Christopher Biggins

Alonso: Peter Bull

Antonio: Richard Warwick

Gonzalo: Ken Campbell

1980 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: John Gorrie

Prospero: Michael Hordern

Miranda: Pippa Guard

Ariel: David Dixon

Caliban: Warren Clarke

Ferdinand: Christopher Guard

Trinculo: Andrew Sachs

Stephano: Nigel Hawthorne

Alonso: David Waller

Antonio: Derek Godfrey

Gonzalo: John Nettleton

1983 Bard Production

Director: William Woodman

Prospero: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Miranda: J. E. Taylor

Ariel: Duane Black

Caliban: William Hootkins

Ferdinand: Nicholas Hammond

Trinculo: Ron Palillo

Stephano: David Graf

Antonio: Ted Sorel

Gonzalo: Kay E. Kuter

1991 Prospero’s Books Version

Director: Peter Greenaway

Prospero: John Gielgud

Miranda: Isabelle Pasco

Ariel: Orpheo

Caliban: Michael Clark

Ferdinand: Mark Rylance

Trinculo: Jim van der Woude

Stephano: Michiel Romeyn

Alonso: Michel Blanc

Antonio: Tom Bell

Gonzalo: Erland Josephson

2010 Julie Taymor Production

Director: Julie Taymor

Prospera: Hellen Mirren

Miranda: Felicity Jones

Ariel: Ben Whishaw

Caliban: Djimon Hounsou

Ferdinand: Reeve Carney

Trinculo: Russell Brand

Stephano: Alfred Molina

Alonso: David Stathairn

Antonio: Chris Cooper

Gonzalo: Tom Conti

2010 Des McAnuff Production

Director: Des McAnuff

Prospero: Christopher Plummer

Miranda: Trish Lindstrom

Ariel: Julyana Soelistyo

Caliban: Dion Johnstone

Ferdinand: Gareth Potter

Trinculo: Bruce Dow

Stephano: Geraint Wyn Davies

Alonso: Peter Hutt

Antonio: John Vickery

Gonzalo: James Blendick

Timon of Athens

1981 BBC Production

Director: Jonathan Miller

Timon: Jonathan Pryce

Flavius: John Welsh

Apemantus: Norman Rodway

Flaminius: Geoffrey Collins

Servilius: Terence McGinty

Alcibiades: John Shrapnel

Lucius: Hugh Thomas

Timandra: Diana Dors

Titus Andronicus

1985 BBC Production

Director: Jane Howell

Titus Andronicus: Trevor Peacock

Marcus Andronicus: Edward Hardwicke

Lavinia: Anna Calder-Marshall

Aaron the Moor: Hugh Quarshie

Lucius: Gavin Richards

Publius: Paul Kelly

Tamora: Eileen Atkins

Saturnius: Brian Protheroe

Demetrius: Neil McCaul

Chiron: Michael Crompton

Young Lucius: Paul Davies Prowles

1999 Julie Taymor Production

Director: Julie Taymor

Titus Andronicus: Anthony Hopkins

Marcus Andronicus: Colm Feore

Lavinia: Laura Fraser

Aaron the Moor: Henry Lennix

Lucius: Angus Macfadyen

Publius: Antonio Manzini

Tamora: Jessica Lange

Saturnius: Alan Cumming

Demetrius: Matthew Rhys

Chiron: Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Young Lucius: Osheen Jones

Troilus and Cressida

1981-82 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Jonathan Miller

Troilus: Anton Lesser

Cressida: Suzanne Burden

Pandarus: Charles Gray

Ajax: Anthony Pedley

Achilles: Kenneth Haigh

Ulysses: Benjamin Whitrow

Thersites: Jack Birkett

Twelfth Night

1970 John Sichel Production

Director: John Sichel

Viola: Joan Plowright

Olivia: Adriene Corri

Orsino: Gary Raymond

Sir Toby Belch: Ralph Richardson

Malvolio: Alec Guinness

Sir Andrew: John Moffatt

Maria: Sheila Reid

Feste: Tommy Steele

Sebastian: Joan Plowright

Antonio: Richard Leech

1980 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: John Gorrie

Viola: Felicity Kendal

Olivia: Sinéad Cusack

Orsino: Clive Arrindell

Sir Toby Belch: Robert Hardy

Malvolio: Alec McCowen

Sir Andrew: Ronnie Stevens

Maria: Annette Crosbie

Feste: Trevor Peacock

Sebastian: Michael Thomas

Antonio: Maurice Roëves

1988 Kenneth Branagh/Paul Kafno Production

Director: Kenneth Branagh and Paul Kafno

Viola: Frances Barber

Olivia: Caroline Langrishe

Orsino: Christopher Ravenscroft

Sir Toby Belch: James Saxon

Malvolio: Richard Briers

Sir Andrew: James Simmons

Maria: Abigail McKern

Feste: Anton Lesser

Sebastian: Christopher Hollis

Antonio: Tim Barker

1996 Trevor Nunn Production

Director: Trevor Nunn

Viola: Imogen Stubbs

Olivia: Helen Bonham Carter

Orsino: Toby Stephens

Sir Toby Belch: Mel Smith

Malvolio: Nigel Hawthorne

Sir Andrew: Richard E. Grant

Maria: Imelda Staunton

Feste: Ben Kingsley

Sebastian: Steven Mackintosh

Antonio: Nicholas Farrell

1998 Nicholas Hytner Production

Director: Nicholas Hytner

Viola: Helen Hunt

Olivia: Kyra Sedgwick

Orsino: Paul Rudd

Sir Toby Belch: Brian Murray

Malvolio: Philip Bosco

Sir Andrew: Max Wright

Maria: Amy Hill

Feste: David Patrick Kelly

Sebastian: Rick Stear

Antonio: Julio Monge

2003 Tim Supple Production

Director: Tim Supple

Viola: Parminder Nagra

Olivia: Claire Price

Orsino: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Sir Toby Belch: David Troughton

Malvolio: Michael Maloney

Sir Andrew: Richard Bremmer

Maria: Maureen Beattie

Feste: Zubin Varla

Sebastian: Ronny Jhutti

Antonio: Andrew Kazamia

2012 Shakespeare’s Globe Production

Director: Tim Carroll

Viola: Johnny Flynn

Olivia: Mark Rylance

Orsino: Liam Brennan

Sir Toby Belch: Colin Hurley

Malvolio: Stephen Fry

Sir Andrew: Roger Lloyd Pack

Maria: Paul Chahidi

Feste: Peter Himilton Dyer

Sebastian: Samuel Barnett

Antonio: John Paul Connolly

Two Gentlemen of Verona

1983-84 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Don Taylor

Valentine: John Hudson

Proteus: Tyler Butterworth

Speed: Nicholas Kaby

Launce: Tony Haygarth

Julia: Tessa Peake-Jones

Lucetta: Hetta Charnley

Silvia: Joanne Pearce

Winter’s Tale

1980-81 BBC Shakespeare Production

Director: Jane Howell

Leontes: Jeremy Kemp

Hermione: Anna Calder-Marshall

Mamillius: Jeremy Dimmich

Perdita: Debbie Farrington

Polixenes: Robert Stephens

Florizell: Robin Kermode

Camillo: David Burke

Antigonus: Cyril Luckham

Paulina: Margaret Tyzack

Emilia: Merelina Kendall

Autolycus: Rikki Fulton

1999 Doran/Lough Production

Director: Gregory Doran and Robin Lough

Leontes: Antony Sher

Hermione: Alexandra Gilbreath

Perdita: Emily Bruni

Polixenes: Ken Bones

Florizell: Ryan McCluskey

Camillo: Geoffrey Freshwater

Antigonus: Jeffrey Wickham

Paulina: Estelle Kohler

Emilia: Myra McFadyen

Autolycus: Ian Hughes

Citation Types

Type
Format
MLA 9th
"Selected Film Adaptations." Critical Survey of Shakespeare: Film Adaptations, edited by Robert C. Evans, Salem Press, 2025. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=CSSF_0055.
APA 7th
Selected Film Adaptations. Critical Survey of Shakespeare: Film Adaptations, In R. C. Evans (Ed.), Salem Press, 2025. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=CSSF_0055.
CMOS 17th
"Selected Film Adaptations." Critical Survey of Shakespeare: Film Adaptations, Edited by Robert C. Evans. Salem Press, 2025. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=CSSF_0055.