Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

Why Shakespeare?

Why Shakespeare? [videorecording] / National Endowment for the Arts presents Shakespeare in American communities - [Washington, D.C.] : National Endowment for the Arts, 2004. - 1 videodisc (21 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Special features include interactive menus, additional commentary, actor bios. Special features not included in running time.

Cinematographer, Douglas Glover. Cinematographer, Douglas Glover.

Christina Applegate, Ben Donenberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dana Gioia, Tom Hanks, Bill Pullman, Michael Richards, William Shatner, Martin Sheen, Julie Taymore, and Michael York.

Various famous and not so famous individuals state the effect that Shakespeare's works have had in their lives. A main video presentation accompanied by seventeen vignettes.


DVD. Region 0.


Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.


Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Study and teaching.


Drama--Study and teaching.


Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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