About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (plays not included). Pages: 48. Chapters: The Sunshine Boys, List of William Shakespeare film adaptations, Romeo and Juliet on screen, The Odd Couple, Meet the Browns, Rising Damp, Angels in America, Play of the Week, A Raisin in the Sun, E/R, Mama, The Oddball Couple, Lackawanna Blues, Othello, The Paul Lynde Show, Barefoot in the Park, Mister Roberts, The New Odd Couple, Antony and Cleopatra, The Laramie Project, The Lion in Winter, My Sister Eileen, The Andersonville Trial, La Ville dont le prince est un enfant, Da Kink in My Hair, The Magnificent Yankee, Paradise Lost, Up 'n' Under, Spoonface Steinberg, A Streetcar Named Desire, That Championship Season, The House of Blue Leaves, The Emperor Jones, Blue/Orange, Miss Rose White, Freak, The Devil's Disciple, The Human Voice, Master Harold...and the Boys, Come Back, Little Sheba, Would Be Kings, The Time of Your Life, An Inspector Calls, Victor/Victoria, Lemon Sky. Excerpt: More than 420 feature-length film and TV versions of William Shakespeare's plays have been produced, making Shakespeare the most filmed author ever in any language. Some are faithful to the original story and text, while others are adaptations that use only the plots rather than his dialogue. Directors: John Barton, Claude WhathamLynn Farleigh (Helena), Ian Richardson (Count Bertram), Catherine Lacey (The Countess of Rousillon), Sebastian Shaw (The King of France), Clive Swift (Parolles), Caroline Hunt (Diana), Elizabeth Spriggs (A Widow of Florence), Brewster Mason (Lafew), Ian Hogg (Lavatch) Director: Wilford LeachPamela Reed (Helena), Marc Linn (Count Bertram), Elizabeth Wilson (The Countess of Rousillon), Larry Pines (Parolles), Frances Conroy (Diana), Barbara Williams (A Widow of Florence), John Ferraro (Lavatch) Director: Elijah MoshinskyAngela Down (Helena), Ian Charleson (Count Bertram), Celia Jo...
