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Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

November 08, 2023 | BBC | 171 minutes
Directed by: Julian Jones, Alice Boorman, Lisa Martinson | Cinematography: Duane Mcclunie, Harry Truman | Editing: Tom Herington, Justin James, Trace Taylor | Costume Design: Ibolya Bárdosi | Production Design: Réka Hársfalvi | Music: Nick Foster
For the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, this three-part docu-drama series tells the incredible story of how a glover’s son from rural Stratford became the greatest writer who ever lived. Deep diving into his life story, the place and time he inhabited, and the work he produced, this series reveals a dangerous and exciting world filled with bitter rivalries, rebellion, murder and deadly plague, that sparked and inspired Shakespeare’s creative genius. Cinematic drama vignettes depict Shakespeare’s life, as a host of surprising and engaging storytellers narrate the series. Interviews include Oscar-winning actors, experts and academics, featuring the likes of Brian Cox, Judi Dench, Lolita Chakrabarti, Jessie Buckley, Gordon Brown, Adrian Lester, Helen Mirren and Martin Freeman.
Cast & Characters
Juliet Stevenson (Narrator), Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Jessie Buckley, Martin Freeman, Daniel Boyarsky (Shakespeare), Dániel Baki (Henry Condell), Gergõ Bárdi (Will Kempe), Máté Czakó (John Heminges), Gergely Máté Kiss (Richard Burbage), Szomori Béla (Lord Chamberlain), György Somhegyi (Augustine Phillips), Tibor Gadácsi (Earl of Essex), Marcell Lengyel (Robert Greene), Máté Kovács (King James), Eszter Petrány (Queen Anne), István Baraksó (Julius Caesar), Mátyás Tóth
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