The Poet's Eye

1964 20 min

Overview

A tribute to William Shakespeare devised by Geoffrey Buckland-Smith and made in connection with the quatro-centenary celebrations. Spoken extracts from Shakespeare's works (read by Stephen Murray) blend with visuals of scenes in Britain today which illustrate his references to countryside or childhood, and the sea or to the taverns and trades of London. Includes sequence of Olivier as Henry V and is accompanied by period music on the lute by Desmond Dupré.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

English en

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Cast

Stephen Murray

Crew

Gordon Hales

Director

Hilary Douglas

Writer

Posters

External Links

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