Fremantle Media presents THE SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION (review)

Fremantle Media presents THE SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION featuring four major, faithful televised adaptations.

First up is Trevor Nunn's avant-garde production of MACBETH starring Ian McKellan and Judi Dench.  DRACULA A.D. 1972's Christopher Neame woos a forbidden love in ROMEO AND JULIET on disc 2.  Disc 3 features Kenneth Branagh's production of TWELFTH NIGHT with his Renaissance Theatre Company (made the year before he broke into cinematic Shakespeare with HENRY V).  Finally, Patrick Magee chews scenery as KING LEAR

REVIEW LINK: Fremantle Media (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION DVD specs:

• 4:3 non-anamorphic fullscreen for all four films
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• 4-disc set