Arena All the World's a Screen - Shakespeare on Film (Season 42, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

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All the World's a Screen - Shakespeare on Film (Season 42, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors including Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh and more.

Director

David M. Thompson (as David Thompson)

Writers

David M. Thompson (as David Thompson) | Adrian Wootton

Producers

David M. Thompson (as David Thompson) | Adrian Wootton

Editor

Alex Jones

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 24, 2016

Release date

Apr 24, 2016 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

12 wins & 15 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Penelope Wilton Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Leslie Banks Chorus (archive footage) Chorus (archive footage) See fewer	The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Kenneth Branagh Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Henry V (1989)
Peter Brook Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Lord of the Flies (1963)
George Cukor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	My Fair Lady (1964)
Douglas Fairbanks Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Kathryn Grayson Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Leslie Howard Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Pygmalion (1938)
Akira Kurosawa Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Anita Louise Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	The Little Princess (1939)
Baz Luhrmann Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Laurence Olivier Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Mary Pickford Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	Coquette (1929)
Roman Polanski Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Paul Scofield Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Norma Shearer Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	The Divorcee (1930)
Orson Welles Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)
Leonard Whiting Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Franco Zeffirelli Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1968)