September 28, 2015

King John (1899)

King John


King John is the title of the earliest known example of any film based on Shakespeare, a very short silent film made in black and white in 1899.

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The first known movie of a William Shakespeare work. Only this one of the four scenes survives -- King John's death. Alternate title: Beerbohm Tree, the Great English Actor.

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