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| Comedy, Short, Silent | |||||
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#1181 |
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| Barcode | 014381922424 |
| Release Date | 1999 |
Such stuff as dreams are made on... In the early days of cinema, pioneer filmmakers created these seven films based on the plays of William Shakespeare. Considered a "lowbrow" medium, the fledgling movie industry sought to elevate its status by immortalizing the classics and hiring the greatest actors of the day. As most of these early photoplays were only one or two reels long, adapting the Bard proved to be both challenging and inspiring. Digitally restored by the British Film Institute.
This DVD features:
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| Florence Turner | Viola | |
| Julia Swayne Gordon | Olivia | |
| Charles Kent | Malvolio | |
| Edith Storey | Sebastian | |
| Tefft Johnson | Orsino | |
| Marin Sais | Maria | |
| William Humphrey | Sir Toby Belch | |
| James Young | Sir Andrew Aguecheek |
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| Producer | J. Stuart Blackton
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| Writer |
William Shakespeare
Eugene Mullin |
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An early silent film version of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. When Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are shipwrecked and separated, Viola dresses in her brother's clothes and becomes a page in the palace of the Duke of Orsino. Thinking Viola is a boy, the Duke sends her with a message to Olivia, whom he loves. A series of complications begins when Olivia falls in love with the page 'boy' |
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