Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film (2016)

By the end of the silent film era, there were as many as 300 films adapted according to Shakespeare's plays. "Let the show begin! Shakespeare in the Silent Film is selected from 24 gripping and humorous Shakespeare classics, including works that have never been published, processed by the latest digital technology, and the composers and musicians of Shakespeare's Globe Theater have created a soundtrack to bring Shakespeare's excellent works back to the big screen again. Audiences will enjoy King Lear's battle with raging storms at Stonehenge, the magic of fairies in the authentic Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and John Gielgud's 1924 performance of Romeo and Juliet, the first big-screen work of the silent film era actor.