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William Shakespeare, the Plays: DVDs

Updated: August 28, 2024

Los Angeles Public Library owns numerous DVDs of plays by William Shakespeare. Selected titles from the Library's collection, in connection with an exhibit that was at the Central Library, Getty Gallery, November 2016 to February 2017, from the Folger Library:  America's Shakespeare - The Bard Goes West.


All's well that ends well by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 A4Am 2000

Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 A6Am 2000

Book cover for As you like it
As you like it
Call Number: DVD Ed.a

Book cover for As you like it by William Shakespeare ;  presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Basil Coleman.
As you like it by William Shakespeare ; presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Basil Coleman.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 A8Am 2000

The comedy of errors William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by James Cellan Jones.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 C4Am 2000

Coriolanus by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 C7Am 2000

Book cover for Coriolanus Hermetof Pictures, Magna Films and Icon Entertainment International present, in association with Lip Sync Productions LLP and BBC Films, a Kalkronkie LLP production ... ; a Lonely Dragon pr
Coriolanus Hermetof Pictures, Magna Films and Icon Entertainment International present, in association with Lip Sync Productions LLP and BBC Films, a Kalkronkie LLP production ... ; a Lonely Dragon pr
Call Number: DVD

Book cover for Cymbeline
Cymbeline
Call Number: DVD

Cymbeline by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 C9Am 2000

Book cover for Hamlet
Hamlet
Call Number: DVD Ed.d

Book cover for Hamlet by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Rodney Bennett.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Rodney Bennett.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 H2Am 2000

Hamlet by William Shakespeare ; directed by Kevin Kline and Kirk Browning ; produced by Kimberly Myers and Iris Merlis.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 H2Im

Henry VIII by William Shakespeare ; produced by BBC & Time-Life Films.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 H8Am 2000

Book cover for Henry VIII producer, Francis Hopkinson ; writer, Peter Morgan ; director, Pete Travis.
Henry VIII producer, Francis Hopkinson ; writer, Peter Morgan ; director, Pete Travis.
Call Number: DVD

Book cover for The hollow crown. by William Shakespeare ; producer, Rupert Ryle-Hodges ; a Neal Street Productions co-production with NBCUniversal and WNET Thirteen for BBC. The wars of the roses
The hollow crown. by William Shakespeare ; producer, Rupert Ryle-Hodges ; a Neal Street Productions co-production with NBCUniversal and WNET Thirteen for BBC. The wars of the roses
Call Number: DVD

Book cover for The hollow crown. Richard II, Henry IV part 1, Henry IV part 2, Henry V
The hollow crown. Richard II, Henry IV part 1, Henry IV part 2, Henry V
Call Number: DVD

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Herbert Wise.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 J9Am 2000

King Lear by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jonathan Miller.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 L4Am 2000

Book cover for King Lear by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions, Channel 4, Thirteen/WNET New York and NHK Japan ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; produced
King Lear by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions, Channel 4, Thirteen/WNET New York and NHK Japan ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; produced
Call Number: DVD

Book cover for King Lear by William Shakespeare ; directed by Michael Elliott ; [adapted by Laurence Olivier] ; produced by Fraser Peacock Associates on behalf of Granada Video.
King Lear by William Shakespeare ; directed by Michael Elliott ; [adapted by Laurence Olivier] ; produced by Fraser Peacock Associates on behalf of Granada Video.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 L4Ku

King Lear directed by Edwin Sherin ; originally staged for the theatre by The New York Shakespeare Festival ; produced by Joseph Papp.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 L4Im

Book cover for King Lear Thames Television Ltd. ; Fremantle Media Ltd. ; A&E Television Networks ; written by William Shakespeare ; produced and directed by Tony Davenall.
King Lear Thames Television Ltd. ; Fremantle Media Ltd. ; A&E Television Networks ; written by William Shakespeare ; produced and directed by Tony Davenall.
Call Number: DVD

Book cover for Macbeth
Macbeth
Call Number: DVD Ed.a

Macbeth by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jack Gold.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 M2Am 2000

Book cover for Macbeth Columbia Pictures presents a Play production of Roman Polanski's film ; screenplay by Roman Polanski & Kenneth Tynan ; produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; directed by Roman Polanski.
Macbeth Columbia Pictures presents a Play production of Roman Polanski's film ; screenplay by Roman Polanski & Kenneth Tynan ; produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; directed by Roman Polanski.
Call Number: DVD

Book cover for Macbeth production of the Shakespeare Video Society.
Macbeth production of the Shakespeare Video Society.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 M2Ba

Measure for measure by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Desmond Davis.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 M4Am 2000

The merry wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Jones.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 M6Am 2000

Book cover for A midsummer night's dream by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky.
A midsummer night's dream by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 M7Am 2000

Book cover for A midsummer night's dream Capitol Films; Miramax Home Entertainment; in association with Channel Four and the Arts Council of England present an Edenwood production; director, Adrian Noble; producer,
A midsummer night's dream Capitol Films; Miramax Home Entertainment; in association with Channel Four and the Arts Council of England present an Edenwood production; director, Adrian Noble; producer,
Call Number: DVD 822.33 M7Mi

A Midsummer night's dream Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises ; directed and screenplay by Michael Hoffman ; produced by Leslie Urdang and Michael Hoffman.
Call Number: DVD

Much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Stuart Burge.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 M8Am 2000

Much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare ; Samuel Goldwyn Co. presents a Renaissance Films production ; adapted for the screen by Kenneth Branagh ; produced by Stephen Evans, David Parfitt, and K
Call Number: DVD

Pericles by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Jones.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 P4Am 2000

Richard II by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Cedric Messina ; directed by David Giles.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 R2Am 2000

Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Alvin Rakoff.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 R7Am 2000

Book cover for Romeo & Juliet Thames Television Ltd. FremantleMedia Ltd. ; producer, Francis Coleman ; director, Joan Kemp-Welch.
Romeo & Juliet Thames Television Ltd. FremantleMedia Ltd. ; producer, Francis Coleman ; director, Joan Kemp-Welch.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 R7AE

Book cover for Romeo and Juliet Paramount Pictures presents a BHE film ; the Franco Zeffirelli production of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet ; produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan, John Brabourne ; directed by Fr
Romeo and Juliet Paramount Pictures presents a BHE film ; the Franco Zeffirelli production of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet ; produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan, John Brabourne ; directed by Fr
Call Number: DVD

The taming of the shrew by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 T2Am 2000

Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 T4Am 2000

Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jane Howell.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 T5Am

Book cover for Titus director, Julie Taymor.
Titus director, Julie Taymor.
Call Number: DVD Ed.a

Troilus & Cressida by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 T6Am 2000

The two gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Don Taylor.
Call Number: DVD 822.33 T8Am 2000

Book cover for William Shakespeare's As you like it Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ; a Paul Czinner production for Inter-Allied Film Producers, Ltd. ; produced and directed by Paul Czinner.
William Shakespeare's As you like it Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ; a Paul Czinner production for Inter-Allied Film Producers, Ltd. ; produced and directed by Paul Czinner.
Call Number: DVD

Book cover for William Shakespeare's the taming of the shrew Columbia Pictures presents a Burton-Zeffirelli Porductions a Royal Films International/F.A.I. Production ; producers, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Fr
William Shakespeare's the taming of the shrew Columbia Pictures presents a Burton-Zeffirelli Porductions a Royal Films International/F.A.I. Production ; producers, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Fr
Call Number: DVD

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