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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

6.3(15 votes)
1992

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Episodes

A Midsummer Night's Dream
25m

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream

Four young lovers, trying to resolve their passions, and six worthy workmen, trying to rehearse a play, stumble about in a dark, haunted wood, while the powerful spirits play havoc with their hearts and minds.

The Tempest
25m

2. The Tempest

Prospero, a powerful magician, lives on an island with his daughter Miranda. They are served by Caliban, a hideous monster, and Ariel, a wild, discontented spirit.

Macbeth
25m

3. Macbeth

Romeo and Juliet
25m

4. Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet
25m

5. Hamlet

Twelfth Night
25m

6. Twelfth Night

Overview

An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

Details

Genres

Animation

Language

EN

First Air Date

1992-11-09

Seasons

2

Episodes

12

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