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Who is Billy Crystal
This Comedian has many talents such as acting, writing, producing, director and tv host. Played the Grave Digger in Kenneth Branagh's version of Hamlet.
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Who is Kate Winslet
This actress is widely known for her hit film romance in 1997. She also stared in Kenneth Branagh's version of Hamlet as Ophelia in 1996.
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What is "King John".
The play was the first film adaptation and was directed by Sir Herbert Beerbohm in 1899.
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What is Kenneth Braughn 1996 version
This adaptation of Hamlet has costume and furnishings of the 19th century.
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What is called "She's the Man"
This adaptation of "Twelfth Night" was made in 2006 Starring actress Amanda Bynes.
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Who is Liev Schrieber
This actor plays Laertes in Michael Almereyda's version of Hamlet and is married to a fellow film actress Naomi Watts.
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Who is Helena Bonham Carter
This actress played alongside fellow Shakespearean actor/ director Kenneth Branagh in Frankenstein. She also starred in Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 version of Hamlet.
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What is to broaden accessibility, to enhance understanding, and to increase viewers.
Reasons why people strive to modernize Shakespeare through film.
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What is Michael Almereyda, 2000 version
This adaptation of Hamlet is set in New York or corporate America. Where Hamlets Dad is is a CEO instead of a King.
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What is called "Ten things I hate about you"
This adaptation of "Taming of the Shrue" was created in 1999, where parts of Katherine/ Kat and Petrucuchio of Verona/ Patrick Verona are played By Julia Styles and Heath Ledger.
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Who is Laurence Olivier
This actor hired a 28 year old Eileen Herlie to play his mother against him as Hamlet (41 year old) to convey Oedipal undertones.
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Who is Sarah Bernhardt
This actress played the role of Hamlet in 1898 and through her many controversial roles in theatre she gained a serious actress reputation and became known as "The Divine Sarah".
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What is 1970's.
This was the age that Shakespeare on film became experimental.
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What is Laurence Olivier's 1948 version
This adaptation of Hamlet won Oscars in best picture and best actor and is the only Shakespeare film to do so.
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What is called "O"
This adaptation of "Othello" created in 2001 is said to have influenced the new generations take on shakespeare by modernizing the intentions and perspectives.
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Alan Rickman
This recently deceased actor played the title role in Robert Sturua's version of Hamlet in 1992. He is best known now for his movie appearances.
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Who is Glen Close
This actress starred as Gertrude in Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 version of Hamlet. She had an extensive career in theatre where she played Blanche Dubois in the play "Streetcar Named Desire".
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What is Length, Dialogue, Redundancy.
Challenges while adapting Shakespeare through film.
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What is Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 version
This adaptation of Hamlet is set in the medieval time period. It also cut large sections of dialogue ir order to enhance female roles.
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What is "Rome and Jules"
In 2006 a adaptation of Shakespeare's iconic love story tragedy was produced as a hip hop musical.






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