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Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Silent Shakespeare
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 1909 silent film adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is the first film version of the play. Although abbreviated, the action closely follows Shakespeare's original with the...
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Tes: "Shakespeare's Country" (1926)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 1926 video travelogue "Shakespeare's Country" provides a guided tour of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace [9:40].
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Tes: The England of Elizabeth (1957)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1957 video about Queen Elizabeth 1 and Elizabethan England which gives some incite into Shakespeare's world. [26:05]
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Tes: The Tempest: Silent Shakespeare
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1908 silent film adaptation of The Tempest directed by Percy Stow, who used an innovative cinematic technique in which he tells the story in 11 scenes with descriptive title slides between...
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Tes: The Merchant of Venice: Silent Shakespeare
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1910 silent film of an early Italian adaptation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice which includes scenes shot on location. It is accompanied by teacher notes and ideas for its use in the...
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Tes: "Memorial Procession in English Country Town" (1915)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 1915 video clip is of the St. George Day procession in Stratford-upon-Avon to put a wreath on Shakespeare's grave. Teaching ideas are provided on the accompanying notes page [0:28]
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Tes: "St George's Day at Stratford Upon Avon" (1915)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1915, short silent video of the April 23 St. George's Day procession at Stratford-upon-Avon to place a wreath on Shakespeare's grave. Teaching ideas for how to use this video are available on...
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Tes: "England's Shakespeare" (London, Midland and Scottish Railway, 1939)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 1939 video "England's Shakespeare," by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway focuses on England during Shakespeare's time. This video advertisement strived to entice people to take the train and...
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Tes: "Stratford Upon Avon (Hepworth Manufacturing Company, 1925)"
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1925 video of a tour of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace. Notes are also provided including teaching tips for using the film. [11:48]