The Life of Shakespeare
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The Life of Shakespeare is a 1914 British
silent
biographical film
directed by Frank R. Growcott and J.B. McDowell and starring Albert Ward
, Sybil Hare and George Foley
. It follows the life of the English playwright
William Shakespeare
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Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
biographical film
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
directed by Frank R. Growcott and J.B. McDowell and starring Albert Ward
Albert Ward (film director)
Albert Ward was a British screenwriter and film director. He also play the role of William Shakespeare in the 1914 biopic of the playwright's career The Life of Shakespeare.-Selected filmography:Director...
, Sybil Hare and George Foley
George Foley (actor)
-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Life of Shakespeare * The Woman Who Did * A London Flat Mystery * The Price He Paid * The Answer * Beau Brocade * A Sheffield Blade...
. It follows the life of the English playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
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Cast
- Albert WardAlbert Ward (film director)Albert Ward was a British screenwriter and film director. He also play the role of William Shakespeare in the 1914 biopic of the playwright's career The Life of Shakespeare.-Selected filmography:Director...
- William Shakespeare - Sybil Hare - Anne Hathaway
- George FoleyGeorge Foley (actor)-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Life of Shakespeare * The Woman Who Did * A London Flat Mystery * The Price He Paid * The Answer * Beau Brocade * A Sheffield Blade...
- Sir Thomas Lucy - Aimee Martinek - Queen Elizabeth
- M. Gray MurrayM. Gray Murray-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Troubles of an Heiress * The Life of Shakespeare * Her Luck in London * The Four Feathers * A Woman of No Importance * Sonia...
- Sir Hugh Clopton - Eva Bayley - Mrs Shakespeare
- Miss Bennett - Charlotte Clopton