Research Guides: LIT 3350: Shakespeare: Film Viewing Guide

Viewing Guide for Film Adaptations

Check out this list of some of the best film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays (recommended by Dr. Schuler!).

Here are DVDs you can checkout at the CU Library or request via OhioLINK:

Hamlet by Royal Shakespeare Company / BBC
Call #: MEDIA 822.33 H227
Publication Date: 2009
See which streaming platforms have Hamlet here
Henry V by BBC / Kenneth Branagh
Call #: MEDIA 822.33 H56
Publication Date: 2000
See which streaming platforms have Henry V here
The Tempest by Julie Taymor
Call #: OhioLINK
Publication Date: 2010
See which streaming platforms have The Tempest here

Here are other recommended adaptations not owned by the library:

Much Ado About Nothing
Publication Date: 2011
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Publication Date: 1935
See which streaming platforms have A Midsummer Night's Dream here

For more DVDs of Shakespeare films owned by Cedarville Library, click here.