Summary Claire Bloom has performed leading and important supporting roles in numerous plays by William Shakespeare, starting while she was still in her teens. In this documentary, she discusses her experiences and performs monologues and soliloquies from 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'The Merchant of Venice,' 'As You Like It,' 'Richard III,' 'Hamlet,' and 'King Henry the Eighth,' among others. Film and television footage from her earlier performances is also featured, as is a brief clip of Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet in a 1900 silent film version of that play. View more details
Directed : Phillip Schopper
Written : William Shakespeare John Fletcher
Stars : Claire Bloom John Barrymore Sarah Bernhardt Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Genres : Drama Documentary
Release date : Mar 7, 1957
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : Castle Hill Productions
Summary Claire Bloom has performed leading and important supporting roles in numerous plays by William Shakespeare, starting while she was still in her teens. In this documentary, she discusses her experiences and performs monologues and soliloquies from 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'The Merchant of Venice,' 'As You Like It,' 'Richard III,' 'Hamlet,' and 'King Henry the Eighth,' among others. Film and television footage from her earlier performances is also featured, as is a brief clip of Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet in a 1900 silent film version of that play. View more details
Genres : Drama Documentary
Release date : Mar 7, 1957
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : Castle Hill Productions