Tragedy
Apr 19th, 2007 by John Murphy
This is an index of our reviews of Shakespeare’s tragedies on film, sorted alphabetically by play (and still under construction…bear with us!)
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
CORIOLANUS
HAMLET
- Hamlet on film, introduction by Debra Murphy
- Laurence Olivier’s 1948 Hamlet (John Murphy)
- Peter Brook’s Hamlet (2005) starring Adrian Lester (John Murphy)
- Hamlet (1964) directed by Sir John Gielgud and starring Richard Burton (Debra Murphy)
- BBC Hamlet (1980), starring Derek Jacobi (Debra Murphy)
- Zeffirelli’s Hamlet (1990) starring Mel Gibson (Debra Murphy)
- Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet (1996) starring Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet and Derek Jacobi (John Murphy)
- Almareyda’s Hamlet (2000) starring Ethan Hawke (John Murphy)
- Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1991) starring Gary Oldman and Tim Roth (Debra Murphy)
- Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (1991) starring Gary Oldman and Tim Roth (John Murphy)
JULIUS CAESAR KING LEAR
- King Lear, starring Paul Scofield, directed by Peter Brooks (1971) (John Murphy)
- King Lear (1998), directed by Richard Eyre, starring Ian Holm (John Murphy)
MACBETH
ON FILM:
- Macbeth on film, an introduction by Debra Murphy
- John Murphy reviews BBC’s Macbeth, starring Nicol Williamson (1983)
- John Murphy reviews Michael Bogdanov’s Macbeth, starring Sean Pertwee (1998)
- John Murphy reviews Trevor Nunn’s Macbeth, starring Ian McKellan and Judi Dench (1978)
- John Murphy reviews Orson Welles’ Macbeth (1948)
- John Murphy reviews Roman Polanski’s Macbeth (1971)
- John Murphy reviews Geoffrey Wright’s Macbeth (2006)
NORTHWEST STAGE PRODUCTIONS:
- John Murphy reviews Northwest Classical Theater Company’s Macbeth (May 2007)
OTHELLO
- Trevor Nunn’s Othello (1989), starring Ian McKellan and Willard White (john Murphy)
- Orson Welles’ Othello (1952) (John Murphy)
- Oliver Parker’s Othello (1995), starring Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh (John Murphy)
Northwest stage productions:
- 2008 Oregon Shakespeare Festival, directed by Lisa Peterson, starring Peter Macon and Dan Donohue. (reviews by Debra Murphy, Dan Murphy)
ROMEO AND JULIET
- Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet (1996) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes (John Murphy)
- Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968) starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting (John Murphy)
TIMON OF ATHENS TITUS ANDRONICUS
- Julie Taymor’s Titus (2000), starring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange (John Murphy)
