Author Screenwriter

William Shakespeare

28 books · 150 adaptations of their books

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

Born:: April 1, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon
Died:: April 23, 1616
Country:: Kingdom of England
Zodiac:: ♈ Aries
Spouse:: Anne Hathaway

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William Shakespeare Books

Book

William Shakespeare Adaptations

TV Series 5.5

A Infância de Romeu e Julieta

· from the book by William Shakespeare

TV Series 7.1

Romeo × Juliet

· from the book by William Shakespeare

Lear Rex

Film

Lear Rex

· from the book by William Shakespeare

Suave Veneno

TV Series 5.9

Suave Veneno

· from the book by William Shakespeare

Film

Ariel

· from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.5

As You Like It

· from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 4.9

King John

1899 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Hamlet 1900

Short Film 5.4

Hamlet

1900 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 5.5

The Seven Ages

1905 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Otello 1906

Short Film 4.4

Otello

1906 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 5.1

Hamlet

October 1, 1907 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 6.6

Romeo and Juliet

1908 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 5.1

Hamlet

1908 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 5.6

The Tempest

1908 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 4.0

Antony and Cleopatra

1908 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 5.4

The Taming of the Shrew

1908 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth 1909

Short Film 4.0

Macbeth

December 3, 1909 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth 1909

Film 4.1

Macbeth

1909 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 5.9

King Lear

1910 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Short Film 5.4

Twelfth Night

1910 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.7

Richard III

1912 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Hamlet 1912

Short Film

Hamlet

1912 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 4.8

Hamlet

1913 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.4

Antony and Cleopatra

1913 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth 1913

Film 6.3

Macbeth

1913 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.1

Romeo and Juliet

1916 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.6

Romeo and Juliet

1916 · from the book by William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice 1916

Film 5.8

The Merchant of Venice

1916 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.4

Macbeth

1916 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film

Hamlet

1917 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.0

Hamlet

1921 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth 1922

Film

Macbeth

1922 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Dil Farosh 1927

Film

Dil Farosh

1927 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.2

The Taming of the Shrew

1929 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night 1933

Film 5.7

Twelfth Night

1933 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.8

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.0

Khoon Ka Khoon

1935 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.4

Romeo and Juliet

August 20, 1936 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet 1943

Film 7.1

Romeo and Juliet

1943 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.0

Henry V

1944 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.5

Hamlet

1948 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.4

Macbeth

1948 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.5

Othello

November 1, 1951 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.9

King Lear

1953 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.0

Romeo and Juliet

1954 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.3

Richard III

1955 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.4

Twelfth Night

November 21, 1955 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.1

Othello

March 13, 1956 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.5

Forbidden Planet

1956 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 8.0

Throne of Blood

1957 · from the book by William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream 1959

Animation 7.1

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1959 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth 1960

Film

Macbeth

1960 · from the book by William Shakespeare

TV Film 7.8

Macbeth

1960 · from the book by William Shakespeare

TV Film 2.7

Hamlet

1961 · from the book by William Shakespeare

TV Film 5.9

Macbeth

January 22, 1961 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.5

Romeo and Juliet

1964 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 8.2

Hamlet

May 3, 1964 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Hamlet at Elsinore 1964

TV Film 7.7

Hamlet at Elsinore

1964 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Othello 1964

Film 7.0

Othello

November 18, 1964 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.6

Chimes at Midnight

1965 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film

Macbeth

1965 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night 1966

TV Film

Twelfth Night

October 26, 1966 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.1

The Taming of the Shrew

September 1, 1967 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.6

Romeo and Juliet

1968 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.9

Hamlet

1969 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 8.0

King Lear

December 15, 1970 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.2

King Lear

February 4, 1971 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.4

Macbeth

December 1, 1971 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.8

Antony and Cleopatra

1972 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.7

Much Ado About Nothing

May 21, 1973 · from the book by William Shakespeare

The Angel of Vengeance – The Female Hamlet 1977

Film 6.4

The Angel of Vengeance – The Female Haml...

1977 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth 1979

TV Film 7.6

Macbeth

1979 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth 1981

TV Film 6.3

Macbeth

1981 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.4

Tempest

August 13, 1982 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth 1982

TV Film 6.3

Macbeth

1982 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.6

Strange Brew

1983 · from the book by William Shakespeare

King Lear 1983

TV Film 7.5

King Lear

1983 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 8.2

Ran

June 1, 1985 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.9

Otello

1986 · based on “Otello”

Film 5.5

King Lear

1987 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night 1987

Film 6.2

Twelfth Night

1987 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night 1988

TV Film 7.0

Twelfth Night

1988 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.5

Henry V

October 6, 1989 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Animation 7.3

Voyage to Melonia

December 15, 1989 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.7

Hamlet

1990 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.5

Men of Respect

1990 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.9

My Own Private Idaho

July 20, 1991 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.8

Prospero's Books

1991 · from the book by William Shakespeare

TV Series 7.9

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.3

Much Ado About Nothing

1993 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.3

Richard III

1995 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.8

Othello

1995 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.0

Tromeo and Juliet

1996 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.7

Romeo + Juliet

October 27, 1996 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.3

Looking for Richard

October 11, 1996 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.7

Hamlet

December 25, 1996 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.1

Twelfth Night

1996 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.8

Kaliyattam

1997 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Animation 6.4

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

March 17, 1998 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.0

Titus

1999 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 4.9

Let the Devil Wear Black

1999 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.4

10 Things I Hate About You

March 31, 1999 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.9

Love's Labour's Lost

2000 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.9

Hamlet

2000 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.1

O

2001 · from the book by William Shakespeare

TV Film 6.5

Motocrossed

February 16, 2001 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 4.7

Bollywood Queen

2002 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 8.0

Maqbool

2003 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.0

The Merchant of Venice

2004 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet 2006

Film 4.7

Romeo and Juliet

2006 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 8.0

Omkara

2006 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.0

As You Like It

2006 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.4

She's the Man

2006 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 4.6

Macbeth

2006 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.6

Richard III

2008 · from the book by William Shakespeare

TV Film 8.1

Hamlet

2009 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.9

Doubt

September 16, 2009 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.3

The Tempest

September 11, 2010 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.0

Private Romeo

June 20, 2011 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Animation 5.9

Gnomeo & Juliet

February 11, 2011 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.1

Coriolanus

February 14, 2011 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Henry V 2012

TV Film 8.2

Henry V

July 21, 2012 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.3

Caesar Must Die

February 11, 2012 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Richard II 2012

TV Film 8.1

Richard II

2012 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.0

Much Ado About Nothing

September 8, 2012 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 3.7

Karmayogi

2012 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.8

Romeo & Juliet

October 11, 2013 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.6

Make Your Move

2013 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.4

Romeo and Juliet

2014 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 8.0

Haider

October 2, 2014 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 3.7

Cymbeline

2014 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.6

Macbeth

2015 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.7

Thane of East County

December 4, 2015 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Rwanda & Juliet 2016

Film 6.9

Rwanda & Juliet

2016 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Richard III 2016

TV Film 8.5

Richard III

2016 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Henry VI, Part 1 2016

TV Film 7.7

Henry VI, Part 1

2016 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.3

Veeram

December 12, 2016 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Henry VI, Part 2 2016

TV Film 8.1

Henry VI, Part 2

2016 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Animation 5.3

Gnomeo and Juliet 2: Sherlock Gnomes

March 22, 2018 · from the book by Arthur Conan Doyle

Film 6.5

Ophelia

June 28, 2019 · from the book by William Shakespeare

TV Film 6.2

King Lear

2018 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.3

The King

October 3, 2019 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.4

Romulo & Julita

2020 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.3

#ShakespearesShitstorm

August 20, 2020 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.1

The Tragedy of Macbeth

September 24, 2021 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.1

Anyone but You

December 22, 2023 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 3.8

Juliet & Romeo

May 9, 2025 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.8

No Beast. So Fierce

February 14, 2025 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.0

Hamlet

August 30, 2025 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Screenplays by William Shakespeare

Hamlet 1900

Short Film 5.4

Hamlet

1900 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Otello 1906

Short Film 4.4

Otello

1906 · from the book by William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream 1959

Animation 7.1

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1959 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 6.5

Romeo and Juliet

1964 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 7.6

Chimes at Midnight

1965 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Film 5.8

Antony and Cleopatra

1972 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night 1988

TV Film 7.0

Twelfth Night

1988 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Animation 5.9

Gnomeo & Juliet

February 11, 2011 · from the book by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare Books

Henry V

Romeo and Juliet

Richard III

Titus Andronicus

Julius Caesar

Richard II

Henry IV, Part 1

Henry IV, Part 2

Love's Labour's Lost

The Merchant of Venice

Much Ado About Nothing

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hamlet

King Lear

Othello

Cymbeline

King John

The Winter's Tale

Henry VI, Part 1

The Tempest

Antony and Cleopatra

Coriolanus

The Taming of the Shrew

As You Like It

Twelfth Night

Macbeth

Henry VI, Part 3

Henry VI, Part 2

William Shakespeare Adaptations

A Infância de Romeu e Julieta

Romeo × Juliet

Lear Rex

Suave Veneno

Ariel

As You Like It

King John

Hamlet

The Seven Ages

Otello

Hamlet

Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet

The Tempest

Antony and Cleopatra

The Taming of the Shrew

Macbeth

Macbeth

King Lear

Twelfth Night

Richard III

Hamlet

Hamlet

Antony and Cleopatra

Macbeth

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

The Merchant of Venice

Macbeth

Hamlet

Hamlet

Macbeth

Dil Farosh

The Taming of the Shrew

Twelfth Night

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Khoon Ka Khoon

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Henry V

Hamlet

Macbeth

Othello

King Lear

Romeo and Juliet

Richard III

Twelfth Night

Othello

Forbidden Planet